Abgängen

[ˈapˌɡɛŋən]

/[ˈapˌɡɛŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abgängen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,353 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,353
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abgang

Corpus desk

Index DE-abgangen · Abgängen · German

Abgängen · rank #87,353 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,353
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgesperrten

Nearest frequency peer: abgesperrten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Abgängen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Abgängen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abgängen
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbgängen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌɡɛŋən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,353
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abgängen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Abgängenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abgesperrten“ (#87,352), „abkratzen“ (#87,354), „abgerungen“ (#87,351). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abgängen“ bei #87,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abgängen is uncommon German at frequency #87,353 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌɡɛŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abgang".

Abgängen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Abgängen, spelled A-B-G-Ä-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abgang

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abgängen"?
"Abgängen" is spelled A-B-G-Ä-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌɡɛŋən].
What does "Abgängen" mean?
As a noun, "Abgängen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abgang
How do you pronounce "Abgängen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abgängen" is [ˈapˌɡɛŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abgängen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Abgängen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abmahnen#87,356übelster#87,334Ölbilder#87,331anklickt#87,392

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list