abgelehnten

Name: abgelehnten, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈapɡəˌleːntn̩]

/[ˈapɡəˌleːntn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“abgelehnten” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #43,681 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#43,681
frequency rank, German: 11
letters: 17
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelehnt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abgelehnten vs ablehnten

82% similar

abgelehnten vs abgelehnt

82% similar

abgelehnten vs abgelehnte

91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for abgelehnten
Property	Value
Headword	abgelehnten
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈapɡəˌleːntn̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#43,681
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abgelehnten” 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). abgelehnten lands here:

#43,681

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abgelehnten is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapɡəˌleːntn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,681 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for abgelehnten, with forms such as "abbgelehnten", "abeglehnten", and "abgeelhnten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ablehnten", "abgelehnt", "abgelehnte", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 abgelehnten, spelled A-B-G-E-L-E-H-N-T-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbgelehnten,abeglehnten,abgeelhnten,abgelehhnten,abgelehnetn,abgelehnnten,abgelehntenn,abgelehntne,abgelehntten,abgelehtnen,abgelenhten,abgelhenten,abgellehnten,abggelehnten,abgleehnten,agbelehnten,bagelehnten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abgelehnten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "abgelehnten"

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 "abgelehnten"?

"abgelehnten" is spelled A-B-G-E-L-E-H-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapɡəˌleːntn̩].

What does "abgelehnten" mean?

As an adjective, "abgelehnten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgelehnt

What words are commonly confused with "abgelehnten"?

"abgelehnten" is commonly confused with "ablehnten", "abgelehnt", "abgelehnte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "abgelehnten"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abgelehnten" is [ˈapɡəˌleːntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "abgelehnten" come from?

"abgelehnten" 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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Using “abgelehnten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is A-B-G-E-L-E-H-N-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈapɡəˌleːntn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “ablehnten” - see the side-by-side comparison. abgelehnten vs ablehnten
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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.