abgelten
[ˈapˌɡɛltn̩]
The verdict
“abgelten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - ausgleichen, indem etwas zurückgezahlt/erstattet/geleistet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-abgelten · abgelten · German
abgelten · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abgelten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌɡɛltn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abgelten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abgelten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌɡɛltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ausgleichen, indem etwas zurückgezahlt/erstattet/geleistet wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abgelten, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abgelten, spelled A-B-G-E-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1ausgleichen, indem etwas zurückgezahlt/erstattet/geleistet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abgelten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wer in jemandes Schuld steht, wird die gerne abgelten wollen.
Bei Beendigung meines Arbeitsverhältnisses wurde der Urlaubsanspruch abgegolten. Ich habe dafür eine Einmalzahlung erhalten.
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.