ableisten

[ˈapˌlaɪ̯stn̩]

/[ˈapˌlaɪ̯stn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ableisten” is uncommon German (frequency #68,958 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,958
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einer Verpflichtung vollständig nachkommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ableisten · ableisten · German

ableisten · rank #68,958 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,958
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abstellkammer

Nearest frequency peer: Abstellkammer (+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 „ableisten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ableisten
PropertyValue
Headwordableisten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌlaɪ̯stn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,958
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ableisten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ableistenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abstellkammer“ (#68,959), „abgeschiedenen“ (#68,956), „Abteilungsleiterin“ (#68,960). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ableisten“ bei #68,958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ableisten is uncommon German at frequency #68,958 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌlaɪ̯stn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einer Verpflichtung vollständig nachkommen".

ableisten has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ableisten, spelled A-B-L-E-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einer Verpflichtung vollständig nachkommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Früher, im November 1980, als die Mauer noch stand, gab es ein paar Gewissheiten mehr: Dass, wer aus Westdeutschland nach West-Berlin ging, keinen Wehrdienst abzuleisten hatte, war die eine; …
  2. Der sozialdemokratische Personalvertreter Helmut Priller forderte, dass das Urteil auch auf Salzburg anzuwenden und die halbe Stunde Mittagspause in der Dienstzeit abzuleisten sei.

Antonyms

abbrechenaufgebenunterbrechen

This word in other languages

do(English)cumplir(Español)effectuer(Français)

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 "ableisten"?
"ableisten" is spelled A-B-L-E-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌlaɪ̯stn̩].
What does "ableisten" mean?
As a verb, "ableisten" means: einer Verpflichtung vollständig nachkommen
How do you pronounce "ableisten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ableisten" is [ˈapˌlaɪ̯stn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ableisten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abgefasst#68,954überdreht#68,938Ölwechsel#68,937anspannen#68,986

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list