Abschlag
[ˈapʃlaːk]
The verdict
“Abschlag” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #35,600 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #35,600
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Spielen des Balles aus der Hand mit dem Fuß durch den Torwart
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abschlag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapʃlaːk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #35,600 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Abschlag” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Abschlag is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapʃlaːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,600 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abschlag, with forms such as "abbschlag", "abcshlag", and "abscchlag". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Anschlag", "Anschläge", "Ausschlag", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Abschlag, spelled A-B-S-C-H-L-A-G.
Definition
- 1Spielen des Balles aus der Hand mit dem Fuß durch den Torwart
- 2ebene Fläche, von der der Golfball zu Beginn einer Bahn ins Spiel gebracht wird
- 3erster Schlag auf einer Spielbahn (vom Tee)
- 4Teilzahlung
- 5Reduzierung eines Preises
- 6Summe der Gebühren, die vor Auszahlung eines Kredites einbehalten werden, also den Kreditbetrag mindern
- 7von Feuerstein oder Geröll abgeschlagenes Teilstück, das als Werkzeug benutzt wurde
- 8ablehnender Bescheid
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbschlag,abcshlag,abscchlag,abschalg,abschhlag,abschlagg,abschlga,abschllag,absclhag,abshclag,absschlag,asbchlag,baschlag
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abschlag - 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.
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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Using “Abschlag”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-S-C-H-L-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapʃlaːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Anschlag” - see the side-by-side comparison. Abschlag vs Anschlag
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.