abballern

[ˈapˌbalɐn]

/[ˈapˌbalɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“abballern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - jemanden mit einer Schusswaffe töten

Corpus desk

Index DE-abballern · abballern · German

abballern · 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.

Key facts for abballern
PropertyValue
Headwordabballern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌbalɐn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abballern” sits in German frequency

abballern falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abballern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌbalɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden mit einer Schusswaffe töten".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abballern, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is abballern, spelled A-B-B-A-L-L-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden mit einer Schusswaffe töten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „‚Wir sind Gamer!‘, rufen die rund 400 Demonstranten. Seht her, soll das heißen, so normal sehen Leute aus, die in ihrer Freizeit in virtuellen Welten herumstreifen und mit mehr oder minder schweren Geschützen ihre Gegner abballern.“
  2. „Würfelspieler wollen sich nicht abballern am Bildschirm, ohne ihre Gesichter zu kennen, sie wollen sich treffen und gemeinsam Cola trinken.“

This word in other languages

blow away(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abballern"?
"abballern" is spelled A-B-B-A-L-L-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌbalɐn].
What does "abballern" mean?
As a verb, "abballern" means: jemanden mit einer Schusswaffe töten
How do you pronounce "abballern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abballern" is [ˈapˌbalɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abballern" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list