Abzahlung
[ˈapˌt͡saːlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Abzahlung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Begleichung einer Schuld in Teilbeträgen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abzahlung · Abzahlung · German
Abzahlung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Abzahlung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapˌt͡saːlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abzahlung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abzahlung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌt͡saːlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Begleichung einer Schuld in Teilbeträgen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Abzahlung in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Abzahlung, spelled A-B-Z-A-H-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Begleichung einer Schuld in Teilbeträgen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Abzahlung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] schließlich sind die – im internationalen Vergleich – eher strengen gesetzlichen Anforderungen an eine Restschuldbefreiung im Rahmen eines Konkursverfahrens mitverantwortlich. So erfordert ein Schuldennachlass, der nicht von der Mehrheit der Gläubiger mitgetragen wird, die Abzahlung von mindestens zehn Prozent der Gesamtverbindlichkeiten binnen maxima…
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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.