Absatz

/[ˈapˌzat͡s]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,226

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Absatz is aGermannoun. It means: neben der Beschaffung und der Produktion die dritte grundlegende betriebliche Funktion; umfasst alle betrieblichen Maßnahmen, die der Veräußerung und dem Verkauf der produzierten Güter dienen Pronounced [ˈapˌzat͡s]. It ranks #3,226 in German word frequency. Often confused with Ansatz and Ansätze.

Key facts for Absatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbsatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌzat͡s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,226
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Absatz in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Absatz is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌzat͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,226 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Absatz, with forms such as "abastz", "abbsatz", and "absattz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Ansatz", "Ansätze", "Aufsatz", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Absatz, spelled A-B-S-A-T-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    neben der Beschaffung und der Produktion die dritte grundlegende betriebliche Funktion; umfasst alle betrieblichen Maßnahmen, die der Veräußerung und dem Verkauf der produzierten Güter dienen
  2. 2
    der Prozess des Verkaufens oder Absetzens
  3. 3
    die Unterbrechung eines fortlaufenden Textes durch den Neubeginn in einer neuen Zeile oder in einem ganz neuen Abschnitt
  4. 4
    der erhöhte Teil der Schuhsohle am hinteren Schuhende
  5. 5
    der Absatz einer Treppe
  6. 6
    die Ablagerung von Sedimentgesteinen
  7. 7
    Teil eines Textes mit zusammengehörendem Inhalt, der durch eine neue Zeile und/oder Einrückung grafisch markiert ist

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abastz,abbsatz,absattz,absatzz,absazt,abssatz,abstaz,asbatz,basatz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Absatz

Misspelling Variants of "Absatz"

abastz6abbsatz7absattz7absatzz7absazt6abssatz7abstaz6asbatz6
Misspelling Variants of "Absatz"

Frequency rank: #3,226 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Absatz"?
"Absatz" is spelled A-B-S-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌzat͡s].
What does "Absatz" mean?
As a noun, "Absatz" means: neben der Beschaffung und der Produktion die dritte grundlegende betriebliche Funktion; umfasst alle betrieblichen Maßnahmen, die der Veräußerung und dem Verkauf der produzierten Güter dienen
What words are commonly confused with "Absatz"?
"Absatz" is commonly confused with "Ansatz", "Ansätze", "Aufsatz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Absatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Absatz" is [ˈapˌzat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Absatz" come from?
"Absatz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.