Abstieg
[ˈapˌʃtiːk]
The verdict
“Abstieg” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,754 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,754
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Herunterklettern aus der Höhe in tiefere Bereiche
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abstieg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃtiːk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #6,754 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Abstieg” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Abstieg is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌʃtiːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,754 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abstieg, with forms such as "abbstieg", "absiteg", and "absstieg". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Anstieg", "Aufstieg", "Ausstieg", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Abstieg, spelled A-B-S-T-I-E-G.
Definition
- 1das Herunterklettern aus der Höhe in tiefere Bereiche
- 2die Verringerung eines Niveaus, zum Beispiel des sozialen Status
- 3der Wechsel in eine niedrigere Liga oder Klasse
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbstieg,absiteg,absstieg,absteig,abstiegg,abstige,absttieg,abtsieg,asbtieg,bastieg
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abstieg - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Abstieg”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-S-T-I-E-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapˌʃtiːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Anstieg” - see the side-by-side comparison. Abstieg vs Anstieg
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.