abzustreiten

[ˈapt͡suˌʃtʁaɪ̯tn̩]

/[ˈapt͡suˌʃtʁaɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abzustreiten” is uncommon German (frequency #91,243 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,243
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abstreiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-abzustreiten · abzustreiten · German

abzustreiten · rank #91,243 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,243
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abwerben

Nearest frequency peer: abwerben (-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 „abzustreiten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abzustreiten
PropertyValue
Headwordabzustreiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapt͡suˌʃtʁaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,243
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abzustreiten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abzustreitenfällt 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: „abwerben“ (#91,242), „Acrylfarben“ (#91,244), „Abteien“ (#91,240). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abzustreiten“ bei #91,243. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abzustreiten is uncommon German at frequency #91,243 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapt͡suˌʃtʁaɪ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abstreiten".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abzustreiten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented 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 abzustreiten, spelled A-B-Z-U-S-T-R-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abstreiten

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 "abzustreiten"?
"abzustreiten" is spelled A-B-Z-U-S-T-R-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapt͡suˌʃtʁaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "abzustreiten" mean?
As a verb, "abzustreiten" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abstreiten
How do you pronounce "abzustreiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abzustreiten" is [ˈapt͡suˌʃtʁaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abzustreiten" come from?
"abzustreiten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

allerliebste#91,260Überspannung#91,218Angriffsziel#91,274ökumenisches#91,211

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list