abstehen
[ˈapˌʃteːən]
The verdict
“abstehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach außen weisen; Platz haben
Corpus desk
Index DE-abstehen · abstehen · German
abstehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abstehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃteːən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abstehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abstehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃteːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abstehen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abstehen, spelled A-B-S-T-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1nach außen weisen; Platz haben
- 2etwas nicht tun; von etwas Abstand nehmen
- 3lange Zeit herumstehen (ohne dass etwas Besonderes passiert)
- 4eingehen, absterben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abstehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit Gel hilft man nach, damit die Haare abstehen.
Die Pflänzchen sollen cirka 3 cm voneinander abstehen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.