abblocken
[ˈapˌblɔkn̩]
The verdict
“abblocken” 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 3, 2026) - einen gegnerischen Angriff (Schlag, Schuss) mit einem Block unwirksam machen/abwehren
Corpus desk
Index DE-abblocken · abblocken · German
abblocken · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abblocken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌblɔkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abblocken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abblocken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌblɔkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
abblocken has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abblocken, spelled A-B-B-L-O-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen gegnerischen Angriff (Schlag, Schuss) mit einem Block unwirksam machen/abwehren
- 2einen gegnerischen Spieler so behindern, dass er seine geplante Spielaktion nicht ausführen kann
- 3sogleich bewirken, dass etwas keine Wirkung hat, indem man nicht darauf eingeht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abblocken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Boxer blockte alle Schläge seines Kontrahenten souverän ab.
„Zwei Minuten später flankte Lahme nach einem herrlichen Pass von Ballack flach in den Rücken der Abwehr, aber Kuranyi und Schweinsteiger behinderten sich gegenseitig und der Nachschuss von Ballack wurde von der lettischen Abwehr abgeblockt.“
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.