Absteiger

[ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ]

/[ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Absteiger” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,786. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,786
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, dessen gesellschaftliches, berufliches Ansehen abgenommen hat oder auf dem Wege ist, abzunehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-absteiger · Absteiger · German

Absteiger · rank #18,786 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,786
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abhandlung

Nearest frequency peer: Abhandlung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Absteiger“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Absteiger“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Absteiger vs ansteigen
67% similar
Absteiger vs Aufsteiger
80% similar
Absteiger vs Aussteiger
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Absteiger
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbsteiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,786
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Absteiger“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Absteigerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abhandlung“ (#18,785), „Abstimmungen“ (#18,787), „abgespielt“ (#18,784). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Absteiger“ bei #18,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Absteiger (IPA [ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,786 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Absteiger, with forms such as "abbsteiger", "absetiger", and "abssteiger". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ansteigen", "Aufsteiger", "Aussteiger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Absteiger, spelled A-B-S-T-E-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, dessen gesellschaftliches, berufliches Ansehen abgenommen hat oder auf dem Wege ist, abzunehmen
  2. 2
    Mannschaft oder Einzelsportler, die/der aufgrund der erbrachten Leistungen, erzielten Ergebnisse (am Ende der Spielsaison) in die nächsttiefere Spielklasse zurückgestuft wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Arbeitskollege ist der totale Absteiger, letztes Jahr noch Vorstandsmitglied und heute nur noch Büroarbeiter.
  2. Der Absteiger in der Bundesliga in dem Jahr hieß Schalke 04.

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbsteiger
  • absetiger
  • abssteiger
  • abstegier
  • absteiegr
  • absteigerr
  • absteigger
  • absteigre
  • abstieger
  • abstteiger
  • abtseiger
  • asbteiger
  • basteiger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Absteiger - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abbsteiger1absetiger2abssteiger1abstegier2absteiegr2absteigerr1absteigger1absteigre2
Edit distance from "Absteiger"

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 "Absteiger"?
"Absteiger" is spelled A-B-S-T-E-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ].
What does "Absteiger" mean?
As a noun, "Absteiger" means: jemand, dessen gesellschaftliches, berufliches Ansehen abgenommen hat oder auf dem Wege ist, abzunehmen
What words are commonly confused with "Absteiger"?
"Absteiger" is commonly confused with "ansteigen", "Aufsteiger", "Aussteiger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Absteiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Absteiger" is [ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Absteiger" come from?
"Absteiger" 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 "Absteiger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list