abbeißen
[ˈapˌbaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“abbeißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit den Zähnen ein Stück abtrennen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abbei-en · abbeißen · German
abbeißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abbeißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌbaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abbeißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abbeißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌbaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abbeißen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abbeißen, spelled A-B-B-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit den Zähnen ein Stück abtrennen
- 2mit den Zähnen durchtrennen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abbeißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie biss ein kleines Stück vom Kuchen ab.
Sie biss nur ein kleines Stück ab.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.