Abstrich

[ˈapˌʃtʁɪç]

/[ˈapˌʃtʁɪç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abstrich” is uncommon German (frequency #63,998 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,998
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linie in der Schreibschrift, die nach unten führt

Corpus desk

Index DE-abstrich · Abstrich · German

Abstrich · rank #63,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,998
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abspeichern

Nearest frequency peer: abspeichern (-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 „Abstrich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abstrich
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbstrich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃtʁɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,998
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abstrich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abspeichern“ (#63,997), „Absturzes“ (#63,999), „abstürzte“ (#64,000). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abstrich“ bei #63,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abstrich is uncommon German at frequency #63,998 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌʃtʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Abstrich, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Abstrich, spelled A-B-S-T-R-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Linie in der Schreibschrift, die nach unten führt
  2. 2
    kleine, äußerlich genommene Probe von Zellmaterial, Probenahme
  3. 3
    Abwärtsbewegung des Bogens
  4. 4
    Kürzung, zum Beispiel bei einer Anforderung oder Geldsumme

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Wendepunkt ist der Punkt, an dem Aufstrich und Abstrich zusammenlaufen.
  2. Wann hat man das letzte Mal einen Abstrich bei Ihnen gemacht?

Antonyms

AufstrichBiopsieZuschlag

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 "Abstrich"?
"Abstrich" is spelled A-B-S-T-R-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃtʁɪç].
What does "Abstrich" mean?
As a noun, "Abstrich" means: Linie in der Schreibschrift, die nach unten führt
How do you pronounce "Abstrich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abstrich" is [ˈapˌʃtʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abstrich" come from?
"Abstrich" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

absuchen#64,001ablecken#63,994übersehe#63,988Überhang#63,984

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list