abbrausen
[ˈapˌbʁaʊ̯zn̩]
The verdict
“abbrausen” 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) - mit (Wasser aus) einer Brause abspülen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abbrausen · abbrausen · German
abbrausen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | abbrausen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌbʁaʊ̯zn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abbrausen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abbrausen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌbʁaʊ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abbrausen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abbrausen, spelled A-B-B-R-A-U-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit (Wasser aus) einer Brause abspülen
- 2sich mit dröhnendem (Motoren-)Geräusch (schnell) von einem Ort wegbewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abbrausen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da die Waschgelegenheit in unserer Baracke nur aus einem Trog bestand, wurden wir schnell in der Hauptkaserne abgebraust.“
„Nicht selten wird in Kochbüchern dazu geraten, Geflügel vor dem Verarbeiten kurz unter kaltem Wasser abzubrausen.“
Antonyms
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.