AVG

[aːfaʊ̯ˈɡeː]

/[aːfaʊ̯ˈɡeː]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“AVG” is uncommon German (frequency #50,302 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,302
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angestelltenversicherungsgesetz

Corpus desk

Index DE-avg · AVG · German

AVG · rank #50,302 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,302
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bahnhofsviert…

Nearest frequency peer: Bahnhofsviertel (+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 „AVG“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for AVG
PropertyValue
HeadwordAVG
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[aːfaʊ̯ˈɡeː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#50,302
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „AVG“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).AVGfällt 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: „Bahnhofsviertel“ (#50,303), „Autowerkstatt“ (#50,300), „Baldachin“ (#50,304). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „AVG“ bei #50,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

AVG is uncommon German at frequency #50,302 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [aːfaʊ̯ˈɡeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for AVG, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is AVG, spelled A-V-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angestelltenversicherungsgesetz
  2. 2
    Allgemeines Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zum Sachverhalt: Die Klägerin war als approbierte Tierärztin für ihre Beschäftigung bei der Universität München ab 13. 3. 1991 gem. § 7 Abs. 2 AVG von der Versicherungspflicht befreit.
  2. Dabei ist in diesem Gesetz keine Interessensabwägung vorgesehen, sodass eine solche aufgrund des AVG zu unterbleiben hätte.

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 "AVG"?
"AVG" is spelled A-V-G. The IPA pronunciation is [aːfaʊ̯ˈɡeː].
What does "AVG" mean?
As an abbreviation, "AVG" means: Angestelltenversicherungsgesetz
How do you pronounce "AVG"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "AVG" is [aːfaʊ̯ˈɡeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "AVG" come from?
"AVG" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ape#50,269AKH#50,253cab#50,363CIO#50,373

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list