Abpraller

[ˈapˌpʁalɐ]

/[ˈapˌpʁalɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abpraller” is uncommon German (frequency #88,606 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,606
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ball, der einen Gegenstand berührt und zur entgegengesetzten Richtung zurückspringt oder den ein Torhüter parieren, dabei aber nicht festhalten kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-abpraller · Abpraller · German

Abpraller · rank #88,606 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,606
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgestuften

Nearest frequency peer: abgestuften (-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 „Abpraller“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abpraller
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbpraller
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌpʁalɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,606
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abpraller“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abprallerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abgestuften“ (#88,605), „Abstimmungsergebnis“ (#88,607), „abgeschüttelt“ (#88,604). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abpraller“ bei #88,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abpraller is uncommon German at frequency #88,606 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌpʁalɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Abpraller, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Abpraller, spelled A-B-P-R-A-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ball, der einen Gegenstand berührt und zur entgegengesetzten Richtung zurückspringt oder den ein Torhüter parieren, dabei aber nicht festhalten kann
  2. 2
    Schuss, bei dem das Projektil in flachem Winkel an einer festen Fläche zum Ziel hin abgelenkt werden soll, damit es im Ziel Wirkung hat

Synonyms

Abprallschuss

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 "Abpraller"?
"Abpraller" is spelled A-B-P-R-A-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌpʁalɐ].
What does "Abpraller" mean?
As a noun, "Abpraller" means: Ball, der einen Gegenstand berührt und zur entgegengesetzten Richtung zurückspringt oder den ein Torhüter parieren, dabei aber nicht festhalten kann
How do you pronounce "Abpraller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abpraller" is [ˈapˌpʁalɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abpraller" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

abstrafen#88,608Abbuchung#88,600Allemande#88,621angedockt#88,627

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list