Abstiegsplatz

[ˈapʃtiːksˌplat͡s]

/[ˈapʃtiːksˌplat͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Abstiegsplatz” is uncommon German (frequency #71,064 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,064
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rang in der Tabelle einer Sportliga, der den Abstieg in der nächsten Saison bedeutet

Corpus desk

Index DE-abstiegsplatz · Abstiegsplatz · German

Abstiegsplatz · rank #71,064 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,064
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH absteigender

Nearest frequency peer: absteigender (-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 „Abstiegsplatz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abstiegsplatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbstiegsplatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapʃtiːksˌplat͡s]
Letters13
Frequency rank#71,064
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abstiegsplatz“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Abstiegsplatzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „absteigender“ (#71,063), „Abwegen“ (#71,065), „abstammt“ (#71,062). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abstiegsplatz“ bei #71,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abstiegsplatz is uncommon German at frequency #71,064 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapʃtiːksˌplat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rang in der Tabelle einer Sportliga, der den Abstieg in der nächsten Saison bedeutet".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Abstiegsplatz, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Abstiegsplatz, spelled A-B-S-T-I-E-G-S-P-L-A-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rang in der Tabelle einer Sportliga, der den Abstieg in der nächsten Saison bedeutet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der FC Bitterfeld steht auf einem Abstiegsplatz. Wenn er die noch ausstehende letzte Begegnung gegen Borussia Delmenhorst verliert, steigt er in die 2. Liga ab.“

Synonyms

Abstiegsrang

Antonyms

AufstiegsplatzNichtabstiegsplatzRelegationsplatzAufstiegsrelegationsplatz

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 "Abstiegsplatz"?
"Abstiegsplatz" is spelled A-B-S-T-I-E-G-S-P-L-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapʃtiːksˌplat͡s].
What does "Abstiegsplatz" mean?
As a noun, "Abstiegsplatz" means: Rang in der Tabelle einer Sportliga, der den Abstieg in der nächsten Saison bedeutet
How do you pronounce "Abstiegsplatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abstiegsplatz" is [ˈapʃtiːksˌplat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abstiegsplatz" come from?
"Abstiegsplatz" 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 "Abstiegsplatz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list