Abmessung

[ˈapmɛsʊŋ]

/[ˈapmɛsʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abmessung” is uncommon German (frequency #82,442 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,442
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bestimmung einer physikalischen Größe, das Abmessen, die Maße von etwas nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abmessung · Abmessung · German

Abmessung · rank #82,442 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,442
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgespeckte

Nearest frequency peer: abgespeckte (-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 „Abmessung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abmessung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbmessung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapmɛsʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,442
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abmessung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Abmessungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abgespeckte“ (#82,441), „Abort“ (#82,443), „abgesicherte“ (#82,440). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abmessung“ bei #82,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abmessung is uncommon German at frequency #82,442 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapmɛsʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Abmessung in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Abmessung, spelled A-B-M-E-S-S-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bestimmung einer physikalischen Größe, das Abmessen, die Maße von etwas nehmen
  2. 2
    Längenmaß, Ausdehnung eines Gegenstands

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Abmessung verlief ohne Besonderheiten.
  2. Welche Abmessungen sollen die Bleche haben?

Synonyms

AbmessenMessungMessenVermessungVermessenDimensionGrößeMaß

This word in other languages

admeasurement(English)medición(Español)mesure(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 "Abmessung"?
"Abmessung" is spelled A-B-M-E-S-S-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapmɛsʊŋ].
What does "Abmessung" mean?
As a noun, "Abmessung" means: Bestimmung einer physikalischen Größe, das Abmessen, die Maße von etwas nehmen
How do you pronounce "Abmessung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abmessung" is [ˈapmɛsʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abmessung" come from?
"Abmessung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Abchasien#82,437Abtragung#82,448überweise#82,425Alufelgen#82,474

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list