absolut

[apz̥oˈluːt]

/[apz̥oˈluːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“absolut” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,150. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,150
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch nichts bedingt, von uneingeschränkter Gültigkeit und/oder Verbindlichkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-absolut · absolut · German

absolut · rank #1,150 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,150
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH zuletzt

Nearest frequency peer: zuletzt (-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 „absolut“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „absolut“ 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).

absolut vs absolute
88% similar
absolut vs absoluten
78% similar
absolut vs absoluter
78% similar

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

Key facts for absolut
PropertyValue
Headwordabsolut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[apz̥oˈluːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,150
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „absolut“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).absolutliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zuletzt“ (#1,149), „arbeitet“ (#1,151), „Zeichen“ (#1,148). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „absolut“ bei #1,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around absolut (IPA [apz̥oˈluːt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,150 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for absolut, with forms such as "abbsolut", "aboslut", and "abslout". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "absolute", "absoluten", "absoluter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 absolut, spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch nichts bedingt, von uneingeschränkter Gültigkeit und/oder Verbindlichkeit
  2. 2
    unumschränkte Herrschaft betreffend oder habend
  3. 3
    ganz und gar, in vollem Maße
  4. 4
    auf jeden Fall
  5. 5
    sich nicht überbieten oder steigern lassend
  6. 6
    völlig, vollkommen
  7. 7
    von nichts abhängend und zu nichts in Beziehung stehend, an sich betrachtet
  8. 8
    auf eine bestimmte Grundeinheit bezogen
  9. 9
    für sich stehend, von nichts abhängend und/oder sich nicht durch einen Vergleich bestimmen lassend, ohne jegliche Hilfsmittel auskommend
  10. 10
    rein oder fast rein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieses Gesetz garantiert absolute Glaubensfreiheit.
  2. Das hat absolute Priorität.

Antonyms

relativrelativgegenständlichkonkretunselbstständig

This word in other languages

absolute(English)absoluto(Español)absolu(Français)absoluto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbsolut
  • aboslut
  • abslout
  • absollut
  • absoltu
  • absolutt
  • absoult
  • abssolut
  • asbolut
  • basolut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of absolut - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abbsolut1aboslut2abslout2absollut1absoltu2absolutt1absoult2abssolut1
Edit distance from "absolut"

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 "absolut"?
"absolut" is spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [apz̥oˈluːt].
What does "absolut" mean?
As an adjective, "absolut" means: durch nichts bedingt, von uneingeschränkter Gültigkeit und/oder Verbindlichkeit
What words are commonly confused with "absolut"?
"absolut" is commonly confused with "absolute", "absoluten", "absoluter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "absolut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absolut" is [apz̥oˈluːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absolut" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

zuletzt#1,149Auswahl#1,152Zeichen#1,148derzeit#1,154

Similar misspelling depth

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

mussten10 variantsHannover10 variantsAngaben10 variantsoffenbar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list