abblättern
[ˈapˌblɛtɐn]
The verdict
“abblättern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blätter verlieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-abblattern · abblättern · German
abblättern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abblättern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌblɛtɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abblättern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abblättern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌblɛtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abblättern, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is abblättern, spelled A-B-B-L-Ä-T-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Blätter verlieren
- 2sich in dünnen Blättchen ablösen
- 3Blätter entfernen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abblättern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Blumen in der Vase blättern bereits ab.
Im Hausflur blättert die alte Ölfarbe 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.