abblitzen
[ˈapˌblɪt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“abblitzen” is uncommon German (frequency #69,953 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,953
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von jemandem zurückgewiesen werden, jemandem gegenüber keine Chance zur Kommunikation haben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abblitzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌblɪt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #69,953 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abblitzen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
abblitzen is uncommon German at frequency #69,953 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌblɪt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abblitzen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is abblitzen, spelled A-B-B-L-I-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1von jemandem zurückgewiesen werden, jemandem gegenüber keine Chance zur Kommunikation haben
- 2mit einem Blitz wirkungslos, ohne einen Schuss zu lösen, verpuffen
- 3aufhören zu blitzen, blitzend zu leuchten
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “abblitzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-B-L-I-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapˌblɪt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.