Abhänge

[ˈapˌhɛŋə]

/[ˈapˌhɛŋə]/ noun

The verdict

“Abhänge” is uncommon German (frequency #71,057 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,057
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abhang

Corpus desk

Index DE-abhange · Abhänge · German

Abhänge · rank #71,057 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,057
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgleiten

Nearest frequency peer: abgleiten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Abhänge“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Abhänge“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abhänge
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbhänge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌhɛŋə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,057
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abhänge“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abhängefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abgleiten“ (#71,056), „ablöschen“ (#71,058), „abgewandert“ (#71,055). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abhänge“ bei #71,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abhänge is uncommon German at frequency #71,057 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌhɛŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Abhänge, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists 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 Abhänge, spelled A-B-H-Ä-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abhang
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Abhang
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Abhang

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 "Abhänge"?
"Abhänge" is spelled A-B-H-Ä-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌhɛŋə].
What does "Abhänge" mean?
As a noun, "Abhänge" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abhang
How do you pronounce "Abhänge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abhänge" is [ˈapˌhɛŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abhänge" come from?
"Abhänge" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list