absteigend

[ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩t]

/[ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“absteigend” is uncommon German (frequency #81,236 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,236
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs absteigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-absteigend · absteigend · German

absteigend · rank #81,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,236
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH absetzten

Nearest frequency peer: absetzten (-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 „absteigend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for absteigend
PropertyValue
Headwordabsteigend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „absteigend“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.absteigendfällt 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: „absetzten“ (#81,235), „abzutragen“ (#81,237), „Abrundung“ (#81,234). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „absteigend“ bei #81,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

absteigend is uncommon German at frequency #81,236 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs absteigen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for absteigend, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is absteigend, spelled A-B-S-T-E-I-G-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs absteigen

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 "absteigend"?
"absteigend" is spelled A-B-S-T-E-I-G-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩t].
What does "absteigend" mean?
As a verb, "absteigend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs absteigen
How do you pronounce "absteigend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absteigend" is [ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absteigend" come from?
"absteigend" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abzutragen#81,237Achleitner#81,240Aleksander#81,248Ambulanzen#81,255

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list