abspenstig
German, adjective/ˈapˌʃpɛnstɪç/
abspenstig is spelled A-B-S-P-E-N-S-T-I-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 134,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abspenstig is a German adjective meaning “disattracted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemandem nicht treu, ergeben”.
What does abspenstig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
disattracted
Near-synonyms: (“abspenstig machen”) ausspannen, abmüßigen, ablocken, entfremden, abreden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. jemandem nicht treu, ergeben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abspenstig
- abspenstiger positive nominative strong
- abspenstige positive nominative strong
- abspenstiges positive nominative strong
- abspenstigen positive genitive strong
- abspenstigem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abspenstig?
- /ˈapˌʃpɛnstɪç/
- /ˈapˌʃpɛnstɪk/
- [ˈapˌʃpɛnstɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abspenstig in German?
abspenstig appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).