absondern

[ˈapˌzɔndɐn]

/[ˈapˌzɔndɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“absondern” is uncommon German (frequency #60,316 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,316
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas abstoßen, von sich geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-absondern · absondern · German

absondern · rank #60,316 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,316
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abschminken

Nearest frequency peer: abschminken (-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 „absondern“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „absondern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for absondern
PropertyValue
Headwordabsondern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌzɔndɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,316
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „absondern“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).absondernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abschminken“ (#60,315), „abzuschieben“ (#60,317), „Abschiebehaft“ (#60,314). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „absondern“ bei #60,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

absondern is uncommon German at frequency #60,316 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌzɔndɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for absondern, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is absondern, spelled A-B-S-O-N-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas abstoßen, von sich geben
  2. 2
    sich von etwas fernhalten und lieber für sich sein
  3. 3
    etwas oder jemanden von etwas oder anderen isolieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Drüse sondert ein Hormon ab.
  2. Was er wieder für einen Unsinn absondert, da mag doch keiner mehr zuhören.

This word in other languages

excrete(English)excréter(Français)

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 "absondern"?
"absondern" is spelled A-B-S-O-N-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌzɔndɐn].
What does "absondern" mean?
As a verb, "absondern" means: etwas abstoßen, von sich geben
How do you pronounce "absondern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absondern" is [ˈapˌzɔndɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absondern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list