absolute

[apz̥oˈluːtə]

/[apz̥oˈluːtə]/ adj

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The verdict

“absolute” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,227
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absolut

Corpus desk

Index DE-absolute · absolute · German

absolute · rank #3,227 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,227
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Absatz

Nearest frequency peer: Absatz (-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 „absolute“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „absolute“ 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).

absolute vs absoluten
89% similar
absolute vs absoluter
89% similar
absolute vs absolutes
89% similar

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

Key facts for absolute
PropertyValue
Headwordabsolute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[apz̥oˈluːtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,227
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „absolute“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Absatz“ (#3,226), „account“ (#3,228), „übel“ (#3,225). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „absolute“ bei #3,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around absolute (IPA [apz̥oˈluːtə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,227 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for absolute, with forms such as "abbsolute", "aboslute", and "absloute". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "absoluten", "absoluter", "absolutes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is absolute, spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absolut
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absolut
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absolut
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absolut
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absolut
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absolut
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absolut
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absolut
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absolut

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbsolute
  • aboslute
  • absloute
  • absollute
  • absoltue
  • absoluet
  • absolutte
  • absoulte
  • abssolute
  • asbolute
  • basolute

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of absolute - 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.

abbsolute1aboslute2absloute2absollute1absoltue2absoluet2absolutte1absoulte2
Edit distance from "absolute"

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 "absolute"?
"absolute" is spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [apz̥oˈluːtə].
What does "absolute" mean?
As an adjective, "absolute" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absolut
What words are commonly confused with "absolute"?
"absolute" is commonly confused with "absoluten", "absoluter", "absolutes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "absolute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absolute" is [apz̥oˈluːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absolute" come from?
"absolute" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bekommst#3,231Wachstum#3,221direkten#3,237Fraktion#3,247

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Sitzung11 variantsgeprägt11 variantsgewohnt11 variantsglaubst11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list