Sozialabbau

[zoˈt͡si̯aːlʔapˌbaʊ̯]

/[zoˈt͡si̯aːlʔapˌbaʊ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sozialabbau” is uncommon German (frequency #59,190 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,190
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - politisches Schlagwort, das die Reduktion von Sozialleistungen durch den Staat kritisiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-sozialabbau · Sozialabbau · German

Sozialabbau · rank #59,190 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,190
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Soundso

Nearest frequency peer: Soundso (-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 „Sozialabbau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sozialabbau
PropertyValue
HeadwordSozialabbau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zoˈt͡si̯aːlʔapˌbaʊ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#59,190
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sozialabbau“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sozialabbaufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Soundso“ (#59,189), „Sonnenuntergänge“ (#59,188), „Sozietät“ (#59,192). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sozialabbau“ bei #59,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sozialabbau is uncommon German at frequency #59,190 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zoˈt͡si̯aːlʔapˌbaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "politisches Schlagwort, das die Reduktion von Sozialleistungen durch den Staat kritisiert".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sozialabbau, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Sozialabbau, spelled S-O-Z-I-A-L-A-B-B-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    politisches Schlagwort, das die Reduktion von Sozialleistungen durch den Staat kritisiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Opposition kritisiert das Sparvorhaben der Regierung als Sozialabbau.

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 "Sozialabbau"?
"Sozialabbau" is spelled S-O-Z-I-A-L-A-B-B-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [zoˈt͡si̯aːlʔapˌbaʊ̯].
What does "Sozialabbau" mean?
As a noun, "Sozialabbau" means: politisches Schlagwort, das die Reduktion von Sozialleistungen durch den Staat kritisiert
How do you pronounce "Sozialabbau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sozialabbau" is [zoˈt͡si̯aːlʔapˌbaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sozialabbau" come from?
"Sozialabbau" 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 "Sozialabbau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list