Ablasshandel

[ˈaplasˌhandl̩]

/[ˈaplasˌhandl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ablasshandel” is uncommon German (frequency #96,605 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,605
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handel katholischer Kleriker mit Ablassbriefen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ablasshandel · Ablasshandel · German

Ablasshandel · rank #96,605 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,605
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abhing

Nearest frequency peer: abhing (-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 „Ablasshandel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ablasshandel
PropertyValue
HeadwordAblasshandel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaplasˌhandl̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,605
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ablasshandel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abhing“ (#96,604), „Ablehnungen“ (#96,606), „abgestufte“ (#96,603). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ablasshandel“ bei #96,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ablasshandel is uncommon German at frequency #96,605 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaplasˌhandl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handel katholischer Kleriker mit Ablassbriefen".

Ablasshandel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Ablasshandel, spelled A-B-L-A-S-S-H-A-N-D-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handel katholischer Kleriker mit Ablassbriefen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ablasshandel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Ablasshandel war besonders zu Beginn der Neuzeit weit verbreitet.
  2. Der Reformator Martin Luther wandte sich gegen den Ablasshandel.

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 "Ablasshandel"?
"Ablasshandel" is spelled A-B-L-A-S-S-H-A-N-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaplasˌhandl̩].
What does "Ablasshandel" mean?
As a noun, "Ablasshandel" means: Handel katholischer Kleriker mit Ablassbriefen
How do you pronounce "Ablasshandel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ablasshandel" is [ˈaplasˌhandl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ablasshandel" come from?
"Ablasshandel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abgeklappert#96,600zweistöckige#96,582zuzusprechen#96,578zurückbringt#96,575

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list