abgelegten

[ˈapɡəˌleːktn̩]

/[ˈapɡəˌleːktn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“abgelegten” is uncommon German (frequency #57,628 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,628
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-abgelegten · abgelegten · German

abgelegten · rank #57,628 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,628
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abbezahlt

Nearest frequency peer: abbezahlt (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “abgelegten”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “abgelegten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for abgelegten
PropertyValue
Headwordabgelegten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈapɡəˌleːktn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,628
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abgelegten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abgelegten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abgelegten is uncommon German at frequency #57,628 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈapɡəˌleːktn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for abgelegten in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is abgelegten, spelled A-B-G-E-L-E-G-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abgelegten"?
"abgelegten" is spelled A-B-G-E-L-E-G-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapɡəˌleːktn̩].
What does "abgelegten" mean?
As an adjective, "abgelegten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelegt
How do you pronounce "abgelegten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abgelegten" is [ˈapɡəˌleːktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abgelegten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abgesteckt#57,630abgewertet#57,632abtrünnige#57,635überredete#57,617
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list