Abyssus
[aˈbʏsʊs]
The verdict
“Abyssus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Tiefe der Erde, die Tiefe des Meeres, der Abgrund
Corpus desk
Index DE-abyssus · Abyssus · German
Abyssus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Abyssus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈbʏsʊs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abyssus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abyssus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈbʏsʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Abyssus, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Abyssus, spelled A-B-Y-S-S-U-S.
Definition
- 1die Tiefe der Erde, die Tiefe des Meeres, der Abgrund
- 2die grundlose Tiefe, die Unterwelt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Abyssus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zur Zeit der Sintflut, welche, wie aus der Zartheit der Pflanzenblätter und des in den Bergen versteinerten Fischrogens hervorgehe, im Monat Mai stattfand, seien die Wassermassen aus dem großen Abyssus hervorgebrochen, hätten die Erdschichten zertrümmert, alle Gesteine aufgelöst und später sowohl diese als auch die im Wasser befindlichen Muschelschalen a…
„Zwei Passagiere und ein Pilot teilen sich das Unterwasser-Vehikel, das schon Regisseur James Cameron für seinen "Titanic"-Filmdreh nutzte. Eine Stahlhaut trotzt dem Wasserdruck von 400 Atmosphären, Plexiglas-Bullaugen dienen als Fenster hinaus in den Abyssus.“
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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.