Abtragung

[ˈapˌtʁaːɡʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌtʁaːɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abtragung” is uncommon German (frequency #82,448 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,448
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Abtragen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abtragung · Abtragung · German

Abtragung · rank #82,448 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,448
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abtippen

Nearest frequency peer: abtippen (-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 „Abtragung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abtragung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbtragung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌtʁaːɡʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,448
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abtragung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abtragungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abtippen“ (#82,447), „Abwehrsystem“ (#82,449), „abschätzig“ (#82,446). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abtragung“ bei #82,448. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abtragung is uncommon German at frequency #82,448 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌtʁaːɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Abtragen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Abtragung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Abtragung, spelled A-B-T-R-A-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Abtragen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine schnelle Abtragung von Schulden ist fast immer empfehlenswert.
  2. Nach schrittweiser Abtragung der Erdschichten kam das Gefäß zur Gänze zum Vorschein.

Antonyms

RestaurierungWiederaufbauErhaltung

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 "Abtragung"?
"Abtragung" is spelled A-B-T-R-A-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌtʁaːɡʊŋ].
What does "Abtragung" mean?
As a noun, "Abtragung" means: das Abtragen
How do you pronounce "Abtragung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abtragung" is [ˈapˌtʁaːɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abtragung" come from?
"Abtragung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abmessung#82,442Abchasien#82,437überweise#82,425Alufelgen#82,474

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list