| Abstieg | descent relegation |
| Anstieg | ascent rise increase |
| Aufstieg | advancement |
| Ausstieg | exit |
| Absteige | doss-house |
| Absteigen | relegation |
| absteigen | descend |
| Abstinent | teetotaler |
| abstinent | abstinent |
| Abstoß | goal kick |
| Abstrich | down bow |
| abstauen | stow away |
| abstehen | stick out |
| Absage | cancellation annulation conclusion ending |
| Abscheu | abhorrence abomination |
| Abschied | parting |
| Abseite | storeroom boxroom |
| Abseits | offside |
| abseits | off offside |
| Abstand | distance interval indemnity |