Ableismus

[ɛɪ̯bəˈlɪsmʊs]

/[ɛɪ̯bəˈlɪsmʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Ableismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Denk- und Handlungsmuster, die zu Vorurteilen und Diskriminierung gegenüber Behinderten und chronisch Kranken führen

Key facts for Ableismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbleismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɪ̯bəˈlɪsmʊs]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ableismus” sits in German frequency

Ableismus falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ableismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɪ̯bəˈlɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Denk- und Handlungsmuster, die zu Vorurteilen und Diskriminierung gegenüber Behinderten und chronisch Kranken führen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ableismus, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Ableismus, spelled A-B-L-E-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Denk- und Handlungsmuster, die zu Vorurteilen und Diskriminierung gegenüber Behinderten und chronisch Kranken führen

Antonyms

Antiableismus

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ableismus"?
"Ableismus" is spelled A-B-L-E-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɪ̯bəˈlɪsmʊs].
What does "Ableismus" mean?
As a noun, "Ableismus" means: Denk- und Handlungsmuster, die zu Vorurteilen und Diskriminierung gegenüber Behinderten und chronisch Kranken führen
How do you pronounce "Ableismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ableismus" is [ɛɪ̯bəˈlɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ableismus" come from?
"Ableismus" 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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Using “Ableismus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-B-L-E-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɪ̯bəˈlɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list