abschüssig
[ˈapˌʃʏsɪç]
The verdict
“abschüssig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - steil abfallend
Corpus desk
Index DE-abschussig · abschüssig · German
abschüssig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abschüssig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃʏsɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abschüssig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abschüssig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈapˌʃʏsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "steil abfallend".
Zero misspellings are on record for abschüssig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abschüssig, spelled A-B-S-C-H-Ü-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1steil abfallend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abschüssig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Straße ist stark abschüssig.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.