Abteilen
[ˈaptaɪ̯lən]
The verdict
“Abteilen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Silbentrennung
Corpus desk
Index DE-abteilen · Abteilen · German
Abteilen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Abteilen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaptaɪ̯lən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abteilen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abteilen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaptaɪ̯lən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Silbentrennung".
Zero misspellings are on record for Abteilen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Abteilen, spelled A-B-T-E-I-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Silbentrennung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Abteilen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Abteilen lernt man in der Schule.
Das Abteilen des Wortes ‚Abteilen‘ ist eigentlich ganz einfach: Ab-tei-len.
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.