abusiv
[apʔuˈziːf]
The verdict
“abusiv” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gegen Regeln oder Normen verstoßend
Corpus desk
Index DE-abusiv · abusiv · German
abusiv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | abusiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [apʔuˈziːf] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abusiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abusiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [apʔuˈziːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gegen Regeln oder Normen verstoßend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abusiv, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 abusiv, spelled A-B-U-S-I-V.
Definition
- 1gegen Regeln oder Normen verstoßend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abusiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn nun Calvin trotz alledem die Sacramente öfter media oder auch instrumenta nennt, so ist dies eigentlich nur ein abusiver Sprachgebrauch.“ (1871)
Synonyms
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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.