Absage

[ˈapˌz̥aːɡə]

/[ˈapˌz̥aːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Absage” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,315
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitteilung, dass etwas Geplantes nicht zustande kommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-absage · Absage · German

Absage · rank #9,315 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,315
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abriss

Nearest frequency peer: Abriss (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Absage“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Absage“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Absage vs Anlage
67% similar
Absage vs Absatz
67% similar
Absage vs Ansage
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Absage
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbsage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌz̥aːɡə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,315
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Absage“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Absageliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abriss“ (#9,314), „AI“ (#9,316), „Abi“ (#9,313). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Absage“ bei #9,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Absage (IPA [ˈapˌz̥aːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,315 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Absage, with forms such as "abasge", "abbsage", and "absaeg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Anlage", "Absatz", "Ansage", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Absage, spelled A-B-S-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitteilung, dass etwas Geplantes nicht zustande kommt
  2. 2
    Schlusswort bei einer Veranstaltung
  3. 3
    Weigerung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zu unserer geplanten Reise muss ich dir leider eine Absage erteilen.
  2. „Für die Organisatoren, die Vortragenden aber auch für die Besucher dürfte die Absage der Chemnitzer Linux-Tage schmerzlich sein.“

Synonyms

AblehnungSchlusswortWeigerung

Antonyms

Zusage

This word in other languages

cancellation(English)respuesta(Español)annulation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abasge
  • abbsage
  • absaeg
  • absagge
  • absgae
  • abssage
  • asbage
  • basage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Absage - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abasge2abbsage1absaeg2absagge1absgae2abssage1asbage2basage2
Edit distance from "Absage"

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 "Absage"?
"Absage" is spelled A-B-S-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌz̥aːɡə].
What does "Absage" mean?
As a noun, "Absage" means: Mitteilung, dass etwas Geplantes nicht zustande kommt
What words are commonly confused with "Absage"?
"Absage" is commonly confused with "Anlage", "Absatz", "Ansage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Absage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Absage" is [ˈapˌz̥aːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Absage" come from?
"Absage" 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 "Absage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abriss#9,314zwecks#9,308Aufzug#9,324Zirkus#9,305

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Appetit8 variantsZauber8 variantsBarth8 variantsBjörn8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list