Abscheidung

[ˈapˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abscheidung” is uncommon German (frequency #84,878 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,878
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Abtrennen von festen, flüssigen oder gasförmigen Stoffen durch besondere Anlagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abscheidung · Abscheidung · German

Abscheidung · rank #84,878 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,878
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abklappern

Nearest frequency peer: abklappern (-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 „Abscheidung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abscheidung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbscheidung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#84,878
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abscheidung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abklappern“ (#84,877), „Abschiedsrede“ (#84,879), „abgewandelter“ (#84,876). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abscheidung“ bei #84,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abscheidung is uncommon German at frequency #84,878 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Abscheidung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Abscheidung, spelled A-B-S-C-H-E-I-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Abtrennen von festen, flüssigen oder gasförmigen Stoffen durch besondere Anlagen
  2. 2
    das Abscheiden fester oder flüssiger organischer Stoffe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dem vor kurzem veröffentlichten Energiekonzept der Bundesregierung Deutschlands zufolge soll die Abscheidung und Speicherung von CO2 (CCS) als Option erprobt werden, um eine erhebliche Minderung der Treibhausgasemissionen zu erreichen.“
  2. Die elektrochemische Abscheidung von dünnen Metallschichten wird als Galvanisieren bezeichnet.

Synonyms

AbsonderungAusfällungSeparationSeparierungTrennungAusdünstungAusscheidungAuswurfRotzSchleimSegregation

This word in other languages

separation(English)séparation(Français)

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 "Abscheidung"?
"Abscheidung" is spelled A-B-S-C-H-E-I-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ].
What does "Abscheidung" mean?
As a noun, "Abscheidung" means: das Abtrennen von festen, flüssigen oder gasförmigen Stoffen durch besondere Anlagen
How do you pronounce "Abscheidung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abscheidung" is [ˈapˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abscheidung" come from?
"Abscheidung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abstrahiert#84,883abgeblieben#84,872übersättigt#84,862alkalischen#84,897

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list