abstufen
[ˈapˌʃtuːfn̩]
The verdict
“abstufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gelände in Stufen unterteilen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abstufen · abstufen · German
abstufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | abstufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃtuːfn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abstufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abstufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃtuːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for abstufen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 abstufen, spelled A-B-S-T-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Gelände in Stufen unterteilen
- 2etwas nach bestimmten Kriterien gliedern
- 3die Bedeutung, Bonität, Stellung oder Entlohnung reduzieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abstufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie in der Horizontalen werden die einzelnen Gebäudesegmente auch in der Vertikalen abgestuft und innerhalb des geforderten Grenzabstandes auf ein Maximum aufgespannt.
Natursteinmauern können einen solchen Hang abstufen und sind gute Wärmespeicher, sodass dieser zum idealen Ort für Wärme liebende Südländer wie Trauben, Aprikosen oder Feigen wird.
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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.