Abschied

/[ˈapˌʃiːt]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,016

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Abschied is aGermannoun. It means: Handlung, mit der man sich von jemandem oder etwas trennt, verabschiedet Pronounced [ˈapˌʃiːt]. It ranks #4,016 in German word frequency. Often confused with Abscheu.

Key facts for Abschied
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbschied
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃiːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,016
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Abschied is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌʃiːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,016 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 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Abschied, with forms such as "abbschied", "abcshied", and "abscchied". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Abscheu", 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 Abschied, spelled A-B-S-C-H-I-E-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung, mit der man sich von jemandem oder etwas trennt, verabschiedet
  2. 2
    Zeitpunkt beziehungsweise Zustand, an beziehungsweise in dem alle Lebensfunktionen eines Menschen aufgehört haben; Ende des menschlichen Daseins
  3. 3
    offizielle Entlassung aus einem Dienstverhältnis, vor allem aus dem Militärdienst oder aus dem Dienst als Beamter
  4. 4
    Gesuch, aus dem Dienst entlassen zu werden
  5. 5
    Schriftstück, dass die unter [3] genannte Entlassung bestätigt
  6. 6
    (plötzliche, vorzeitige) Auflösung, Beendigung einer privaten Beziehung
  7. 7
    urkundlich fixierter Beschluss eines Kollegiums, einer (beratenden, tagenden) Versammlung, eines Parlaments oder Landtags (mit Gesetzeskraft)

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbschied,abcshied,abscchied,abscheid,abschhied,abschide,abschiedd,abscihed,abshcied,absschied,asbchied,baschied

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Abschied

Misspelling Variants of "Abschied"

abbschied9abcshied8abscchied9abscheid8abschhied9abschide8abschiedd9abscihed8
Misspelling Variants of "Abschied"

Frequency rank: #4,016 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abschied"?
"Abschied" is spelled A-B-S-C-H-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃiːt].
What does "Abschied" mean?
As a noun, "Abschied" means: Handlung, mit der man sich von jemandem oder etwas trennt, verabschiedet
What words are commonly confused with "Abschied"?
"Abschied" is commonly confused with "Abscheu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abschied"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abschied" is [ˈapˌʃiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abschied" come from?
"Abschied" 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.