abseits

[ˈapz̥aɪ̯t͡s]

/[ˈapz̥aɪ̯t͡s]/ prep

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The verdict

“abseits” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,759
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein wenig entfernt, weg von

Corpus desk

Index DE-abseits · abseits · German

abseits · rank #4,759 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,759
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abnehmen

Nearest frequency peer: abnehmen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „abseits“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „abseits“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

abseits vs assets
71% similar
abseits vs allseits
75% similar

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

Key facts for abseits
PropertyValue
Headwordabseits
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPreposition
IPA[ˈapz̥aɪ̯t͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,759
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abseits“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).abseitsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abnehmen“ (#4,758), „aha“ (#4,760), „örtlichen“ (#4,757). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abseits“ bei #4,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around abseits (IPA [ˈapz̥aɪ̯t͡s]), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #4,759 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein wenig entfernt, weg von".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for abseits, with forms such as "abbseits", "abesits", and "abseist". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "assets", "allseits", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 abseits, spelled A-B-S-E-I-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein wenig entfernt, weg von

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Fjordregion an der Westküste Norwegens liegt abseits der Touristenrouten (…)“

This word in other languages

off(English)de lado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbseits
  • abesits
  • abseist
  • abseitss
  • abseitts
  • absetis
  • absiets
  • absseits
  • asbeits
  • baseits

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abseits - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abbseits1abesits2abseist2abseitss1abseitts1absetis2absiets2absseits1
Edit distance from "abseits"

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 "abseits"?
"abseits" is spelled A-B-S-E-I-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapz̥aɪ̯t͡s].
What does "abseits" mean?
As a preposition, "abseits" means: ein wenig entfernt, weg von
What words are commonly confused with "abseits"?
"abseits" is commonly confused with "assets", "allseits". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abseits"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abseits" is [ˈapz̥aɪ̯t͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abseits" come from?
"abseits" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Angeles#4,761Anstieg#4,762zumeist#4,756Ausgang#4,766

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

umgeben10 variantsdauernd10 variantsRoboter10 variantsPatient10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list