Abstoßung

[ˈapˌʃtoːsʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌʃtoːsʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Abstoßung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - das Wegstoßen, Wegschieben oder Wegdrücken

Corpus desk

Index DE-absto-ung · Abstoßung · German

Abstoßung · 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.

Key facts for Abstoßung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbstoßung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃtoːsʊŋ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abstoßung“ im Deutschen

Abstoßungliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abstoßung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌʃtoːsʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Wegstoßen, Wegschieben oder Wegdrücken".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Abstoßung in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Abstoßung, spelled A-B-S-T-O-S-S-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Wegstoßen, Wegschieben oder Wegdrücken

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Coulomb konstruierte 1785 seine Drehwage, durch welche er in den Stand gesetzt wurde, die Abstoßung elektrisierter Körper zu messen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abstoßung"?
"Abstoßung" is spelled A-B-S-T-O-SS-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃtoːsʊŋ].
What does "Abstoßung" mean?
As a noun, "Abstoßung" means: das Wegstoßen, Wegschieben oder Wegdrücken
How do you pronounce "Abstoßung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abstoßung" is [ˈapˌʃtoːsʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abstoßung" come from?
"Abstoßung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list