abseits

/[ˈapz̥aɪ̯t͡s]/ prep

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,759

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

abseits is aGermanprep. It means: ein wenig entfernt, weg von Pronounced [ˈapz̥aɪ̯t͡s]. It ranks #4,759 in German word frequency. Often confused with assets and allseits.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abseits is 7 letters long, classified as aprep, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapz̥aɪ̯t͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,759 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein wenig entfernt, weg von".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for abseits, with forms such as "abbseits", "abesits", and "abseist". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "assets", "allseits", 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 abseits, spelled A-B-S-E-I-T-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein wenig entfernt, weg von

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbseits,abesits,abseist,abseitss,abseitts,absetis,absiets,absseits,asbeits,baseits

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abseits

Misspelling Variants of "abseits"

abbseits8abesits7abseist7abseitss8abseitts8absetis7absiets7absseits8
Misspelling Variants of "abseits"

Frequency rank: #4,759 in German

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 prep, "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 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.