abou

[ˈabɔu̯]

/[ˈabɔu̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“abou” is uncommon German (frequency #63,081 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,081
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumental Singular des Substantivs aba

Corpus desk

Index DE-abou · abou · German

abou · rank #63,081 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,081
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abnehmende

Nearest frequency peer: abnehmende (-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 „abou“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abou
PropertyValue
Headwordabou
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈabɔu̯]
Letters4
Frequency rank#63,081
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abou“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abnehmende“ (#63,080), „abschafft“ (#63,082), „Abmagerung“ (#63,079). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abou“ bei #63,081. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abou is uncommon German at frequency #63,081 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈabɔu̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrumental Singular des Substantivs aba".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abou, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abou, spelled A-B-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumental Singular des Substantivs aba

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 "abou"?
"abou" is spelled A-B-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈabɔu̯].
What does "abou" mean?
As a noun, "abou" means: Instrumental Singular des Substantivs aba
How do you pronounce "abou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abou" is [ˈabɔu̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abou" come from?
"abou" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wech#63,005boca#63,172Ceos#63,205cour#63,215

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list