Ablass
[ˈapˌlas]
The verdict
“Ablass” is an uncommon German word, ranked #59,397 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,397
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - technische Einrichtung zum Ablassen von Flüssigkeiten und Gasen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ablass |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapˌlas] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #59,397 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ablass” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ablass is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌlas]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,397 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ablass in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Ablass, spelled A-B-L-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1technische Einrichtung zum Ablassen von Flüssigkeiten und Gasen
- 2Erlass oder Nachlass von Bußstrafen (nicht aber von Sünden) für Lebende oder Verstorbene, der als von Gott geschenkt durch die Kirche vermittelt wird
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); 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 “Ablass”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-L-A-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapˌlas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.