Abgunst
[ˈapˌɡʊnst]
The verdict
“Abgunst” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einstellung, jemandem etwas nicht zu gönnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abgunst · Abgunst · German
Abgunst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Abgunst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapˌɡʊnst] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abgunst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abgunst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌɡʊnst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einstellung, jemandem etwas nicht zu gönnen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Abgunst, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Abgunst, spelled A-B-G-U-N-S-T.
Definition
- 1Einstellung, jemandem etwas nicht zu gönnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Abgunst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf Erden entstand die Abgunst durch die Gierigkeit des Kain.“
Synonyms
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.