Abstands

[ˈapˌʃtant͡s]

/[ˈapˌʃtant͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abstands” is uncommon German (frequency #92,537 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,537
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Abstand

Corpus desk

Index DE-abstands · Abstands · German

Abstands · rank #92,537 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,537
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH absteigt

Nearest frequency peer: absteigt (+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 „Abstands“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abstands
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbstands
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃtant͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,537
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abstands“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abstandsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „absteigt“ (#92,538), „abrutscht“ (#92,535), „abstinent“ (#92,539). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abstands“ bei #92,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abstands is uncommon German at frequency #92,537 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌʃtant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Abstand".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Abstands, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Abstands, spelled A-B-S-T-A-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Abstand

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 "Abstands"?
"Abstands" is spelled A-B-S-T-A-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃtant͡s].
What does "Abstands" mean?
As a noun, "Abstands" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Abstand
How do you pronounce "Abstands"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abstands" is [ˈapˌʃtant͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abstands" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

absteigt#92,538akkurate#92,554zuwerfen#92,517amtierte#92,566

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list