abgleiten
[ˈapˌɡlaɪ̯tn̩]
The verdict
“abgleiten” is uncommon German (frequency #71,056 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,056
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - den Halt unbeabsichtigt verlieren und nach unten/zur Seite hin rutschen (gleiten)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abgleiten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌɡlaɪ̯tn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #71,056 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abgleiten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
abgleiten is uncommon German at frequency #71,056 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌɡlaɪ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
abgleiten has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abgleiten, spelled A-B-G-L-E-I-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1den Halt unbeabsichtigt verlieren und nach unten/zur Seite hin rutschen (gleiten)
- 2den eingeschlagenen Weg (unbeabsichtigt) verlassen, in einen unerwünschten Zustand geraten
- 3nicht bei der Sache bleiben, vom Thema abkommen
- 4sich auf den moralisch unerwünschten/illegalen Weg machen
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.
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Using “abgleiten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-G-L-E-I-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.