absence
[ˈapsɛntsɛ]
The verdict
“absence” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nichtanwesenheit; Absenz, Abwesenheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-absence · absence · German
absence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | absence |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapsɛntsɛ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „absence“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
absence is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapsɛntsɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nichtanwesenheit; Absenz, Abwesenheit".
No generated misspelling entries exist for absence in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 absence, spelled A-B-S-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Nichtanwesenheit; Absenz, Abwesenheit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how absence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nadřízený ho vyzval, aby své absence doložil lékařským potvrzením.
Žák dostal důtku za absenci s pohrůžkou vyloučení ze školy.
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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.