ābolos

[ˈaːbuoluos]

/[ˈaːbuoluos]/ noun

The verdict

“ābolos” 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
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lokativ Plural des Substantivs ābols

Key facts for ābolos
PropertyValue
Headwordābolos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːbuoluos]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ābolos” sits in German frequency

ābolos 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ābolos is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːbuoluos]. 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: "Lokativ Plural des Substantivs ābols".

No misspelling variants are generated for ābolos in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ābolos, spelled Ā-B-O-L-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    Lokativ Plural des Substantivs ābols

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ābolos"?
"ābolos" is spelled Ā-B-O-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːbuoluos].
What does "ābolos" mean?
As a noun, "ābolos" means: Lokativ Plural des Substantivs ābols
How do you pronounce "ābolos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ābolos" is [ˈaːbuoluos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ābolos" come from?
"ābolos" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ābolos”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Ā-B-O-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaːbuoluos] (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

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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.

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

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