Ableitungsaffix
[ˈaplaɪ̯tʊŋsˌʔafɪks]
The verdict
“Ableitungsaffix” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gebundenes grammatisches Morphem, das man an ein Lexem (Wort) anfügen kann und so ein neues Lexem/Wort, eine Ableitung, gewinnt/erzeugt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ableitungsaffix |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaplaɪ̯tʊŋsˌʔafɪks] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ableitungsaffix” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ableitungsaffix is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaplaɪ̯tʊŋsˌʔafɪks]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "gebundenes grammatisches Morphem, das man an ein Lexem (Wort) anfügen kann und so ein neues Lexem/Wort, eine Ableitung, gewinnt/erzeugt".
Ableitungsaffix doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ableitungsaffix, spelled A-B-L-E-I-T-U-N-G-S-A-F-F-I-X.
Definition
- 1gebundenes grammatisches Morphem, das man an ein Lexem (Wort) anfügen kann und so ein neues Lexem/Wort, eine Ableitung, gewinnt/erzeugt
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Ableitungsaffix”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-L-E-I-T-U-N-G-S-A-F-F-I-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaplaɪ̯tʊŋsˌʔafɪks] (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.