Abgänger

[ˈapˌɡɛŋɐ]

/[ˈapˌɡɛŋɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Abgänger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der eine Bildungseinrichtung verlässt

Corpus desk

Index DE-abganger · Abgänger · German

Abgänger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Abgänger
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbgänger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌɡɛŋɐ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abgänger“ im Deutschen

Abgängerschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abgänger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌɡɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der eine Bildungseinrichtung verlässt".

Abgänger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Abgänger, spelled A-B-G-Ä-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der eine Bildungseinrichtung verlässt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Abgänger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Bundesweit brachen 8,6 Prozent der männlichen Abgänger die Schule ab.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abgänger"?
"Abgänger" is spelled A-B-G-Ä-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌɡɛŋɐ].
What does "Abgänger" mean?
As a noun, "Abgänger" means: jemand, der eine Bildungseinrichtung verlässt
How do you pronounce "Abgänger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abgänger" is [ˈapˌɡɛŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abgänger" come from?
"Abgänger" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list