abstinent

[apstiˈnɛnt]

/[apstiˈnɛnt]/ adj

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The verdict

“abstinent” is uncommon German (frequency #92,539 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,539
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf bestimmte Genüsse (besonders Rauschmittel) völlig verzichtend

Corpus desk

Index DE-abstinent · abstinent · German

abstinent · rank #92,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,539
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH absteigt

Nearest frequency peer: absteigt (-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 „abstinent“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abstinent
PropertyValue
Headwordabstinent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[apstiˈnɛnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,539
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abstinent“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).abstinentfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „absteigt“ (#92,538), „abstrahieren“ (#92,540), „Abstands“ (#92,537). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abstinent“ bei #92,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abstinent is uncommon German at frequency #92,539 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [apstiˈnɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf bestimmte Genüsse (besonders Rauschmittel) völlig verzichtend".

abstinent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abstinent, spelled A-B-S-T-I-N-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf bestimmte Genüsse (besonders Rauschmittel) völlig verzichtend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Man bezeichnet umgangssprachlich abstinent lebende Drogen- oder Medikamentenabhängige als clean.

Synonyms

asketischenthaltsamentsagendgenügsamverzichtend

This word in other languages

abstinent(English)abstemio(Español)abstinent(Français)

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 "abstinent"?
"abstinent" is spelled A-B-S-T-I-N-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [apstiˈnɛnt].
What does "abstinent" mean?
As an adjective, "abstinent" means: auf bestimmte Genüsse (besonders Rauschmittel) völlig verzichtend
How do you pronounce "abstinent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abstinent" is [apstiˈnɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

abzuhören#92,542abrutscht#92,535Ärztehaus#92,521anfliegen#92,568

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list