Absinth
[apˈz̥ɪnt]
The verdict
“Absinth” is uncommon German (frequency #76,463 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,463
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spirituose, die traditionell aus Wermut, Anis, Fenchel und weiteren Kräutern hergestellt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-absinth · Absinth · German
Absinth · rank #76,463 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,463
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH abstempeln
Nearest frequency peer: abstempeln (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Absinth“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- abholzen
abholzen
23,541 corpus weight
- abonniere
abonniere
23,540 corpus weight
- Absinth
Absinth
23,538 corpus weight
- abstempeln
abstempeln
23,537 corpus weight
- Abwehrkräfte
Abwehrkräfte
23,536 corpus weight
- Abweichler
Abweichler
23,535 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Absinth“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Absinth |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [apˈz̥ɪnt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #76,463 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Absinth“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Absinth is uncommon German at frequency #76,463 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [apˈz̥ɪnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Absinth in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Absinth, spelled A-B-S-I-N-T-H.
Definition
- 1Spirituose, die traditionell aus Wermut, Anis, Fenchel und weiteren Kräutern hergestellt wird
- 2Pflanze, deren Blätter magenstärkend wirken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Absinth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Absinth kommt wieder in Mode.
Der Verkauf und Ausschank von Absinth ist erst seit einigen Jahren wieder erlaubt.
Synonyms
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); 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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