abstoßend
[ˈapˌʃtoːsn̩t]
The verdict
“abstoßend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abscheu, Widerwillen oder Ekel erregend
Corpus desk
Index DE-absto-end · abstoßend · German
abstoßend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abstoßend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃtoːsn̩t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abstoßend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abstoßend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈapˌʃtoːsn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
abstoßend has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abstoßend, spelled A-B-S-T-O-S-S-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Abscheu, Widerwillen oder Ekel erregend
- 2für Flüssigkeiten undurchlässig, eine Kraft in entgegengesetzte Richtungen ausübend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abstoßend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Warum finden wir vergammeltes Fleisch mit Maden, Kot und bestimmte Tiere wie Spinnen oder Kakerlaken abstoßend? Und wieso schüttelt es uns beim Gedanken an manche Speisen, die anderswo als Delikatesse gelten?
Dieser Geruch [von Schweiß] kann als abstoßend empfunden werden, gilt jedoch auch als potenziell erotisierend, da die Achselschweiß-Substanz Androstenon ein Abbauprodukt des Sexualhormons Testosteron ist.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.