Abtritt

[ˈapˌtʁɪt]

/[ˈapˌtʁɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abtritt” is uncommon German (frequency #58,514 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,514
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abtreten (in vielen Bedeutungen, zum Beispiel Einkehr bei der Reise, kurze Pause, Aufgabe eines Rechts oder Abkehr von einer Meinung)

Corpus desk

Index DE-abtritt · Abtritt · German

Abtritt · rank #58,514 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,514
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ablehnenden

Nearest frequency peer: ablehnenden (-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 „Abtritt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abtritt
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbtritt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌtʁɪt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,514
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abtritt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abtrittfällt 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: „ablehnenden“ (#58,513), „Abwandlungen“ (#58,515), „abkürzen“ (#58,512). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abtritt“ bei #58,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abtritt is uncommon German at frequency #58,514 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌtʁɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Abtritt, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Abtritt, spelled A-B-T-R-I-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abtreten (in vielen Bedeutungen, zum Beispiel Einkehr bei der Reise, kurze Pause, Aufgabe eines Rechts oder Abkehr von einer Meinung)
  2. 2
    Ausscheiden aus einem Amt oder Dienst
  3. 3
    Weggang von der Bühne
  4. 4
    für Toilette

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Cession, der Abtritt einer Forderung die man hat an einen andern.“ (1741)
  2. Der Abtritt des Ministerpräsidenten war seit langem überfällig.

Antonyms

AntrittAuftritt

This word in other languages

transfer(English)salida(Español)démission(Français)transferência(Português)

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 "Abtritt"?
"Abtritt" is spelled A-B-T-R-I-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌtʁɪt].
What does "Abtritt" mean?
As a noun, "Abtritt" means: Abtreten (in vielen Bedeutungen, zum Beispiel Einkehr bei der Reise, kurze Pause, Aufgabe eines Rechts oder Abkehr von einer Meinung)
How do you pronounce "Abtritt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abtritt" is [ˈapˌtʁɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abtritt" come from?
"Abtritt" 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 "Abtritt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list