Absätze

[ˈapˌzɛt͡sə]

/[ˈapˌzɛt͡sə]/ noun

The verdict

“Absätze” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,151 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#20,151
frequency rank, German
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Absatz

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Absätze vs Ansatz
57% similar
Absätze vs Ansätze
86% similar
Absätze vs absetzt
57% similar

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

Key facts for Absätze
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbsätze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌzɛt͡sə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,151
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Absätze” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Absätze lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Absätze is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌzɛt͡sə]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,151 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Absätze, with forms such as "abbsätze", "abssätze", and "abstäze". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Ansatz", "Ansätze", "absetzt", 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 Absätze, spelled A-B-S-Ä-T-Z-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Absatz
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Absatz
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Absatz

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbsätze,abssätze,abstäze,absätez,absättze,absätzze,absäzte,abästze,asbätze,basätze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Absätze - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abbsätze1abssätze1abstäze2absätez2absättze1absätzze1absäzte2abästze2
Edit distance from "Absätze"

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Absätze"?
"Absätze" is spelled A-B-S-Ä-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌzɛt͡sə].
What does "Absätze" mean?
As a noun, "Absätze" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Absatz
What words are commonly confused with "Absätze"?
"Absätze" is commonly confused with "Ansatz", "Ansätze", "absetzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Absätze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Absätze" is [ˈapˌzɛt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Absätze" come from?
"Absätze" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Absätze”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-B-S-Ä-T-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈapˌzɛt͡sə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Ansatz” - see the side-by-side comparison. Absätze vs Ansatz
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list