abspalten

[ˈapˌʃpaltn̩]

/[ˈapˌʃpaltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abspalten” is uncommon German (frequency #72,110 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,110
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einem Ganzen einen kleineren Teil trennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abspalten · abspalten · German

abspalten · rank #72,110 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,110
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abhaut

Nearest frequency peer: abhaut (-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 „abspalten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abspalten
PropertyValue
Headwordabspalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʃpaltn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,110
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abspalten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abspaltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abhaut“ (#72,109), „abwerten“ (#72,111), „abgesicherten“ (#72,108). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abspalten“ bei #72,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abspalten is uncommon German at frequency #72,110 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃpaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

abspalten has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abspalten, spelled A-B-S-P-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von einem Ganzen einen kleineren Teil trennen
  2. 2
    sich von einem Ganzen in Einzelne trennen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vorsichtig spaltete sie von dem trockenen Ast einige Spähne ab.
  2. „Auf dem Parteitag in Nürnberg fordert CSU-Rebell Georg Pfister, dass sich Bayern vom Rest der Republik abspalten müsse.“

This word in other languages

separar(Español)séparer(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 "abspalten"?
"abspalten" is spelled A-B-S-P-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃpaltn̩].
What does "abspalten" mean?
As a verb, "abspalten" means: von einem Ganzen einen kleineren Teil trennen
How do you pronounce "abspalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abspalten" is [ˈapˌʃpaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abspalten" come from?
"abspalten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

abchecken#72,106adäquater#72,115zuspricht#72,091Zuleitung#72,087

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list