abomination

[əbɒmɪˈneɪʃn]

/[əbɒmɪˈneɪʃn]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Empfindung des Abscheus gegen etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-abomination · abomination · German

abomination · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for abomination
PropertyValue
Headwordabomination
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[əbɒmɪˈneɪʃn]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abomination“ im Deutschen

abominationschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

abomination is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [əbɒmɪˈneɪʃn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for abomination in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 abomination, spelled A-B-O-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Empfindung des Abscheus gegen etwas
  2. 2
    dasjenige, wogegen der Abscheu empfunden wird

Synonyms

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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 "abomination"?
"abomination" is spelled A-B-O-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [əbɒmɪˈneɪʃn].
What does "abomination" mean?
As a noun, "abomination" means: die Empfindung des Abscheus gegen etwas
How do you pronounce "abomination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abomination" is [əbɒmɪˈneɪʃn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abomination" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list