abbröseln
[ˈapˌbʁøːzl̩n]
The verdict
“abbröseln” 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) - etwas löst sich bröselartig, bröselförmig ab
Corpus desk
Index DE-abbroseln · abbröseln · German
abbröseln · 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 | abbröseln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌbʁøːzl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abbröseln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abbröseln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌbʁøːzl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas löst sich bröselartig, bröselförmig ab".
abbröseln has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is abbröseln, spelled A-B-B-R-Ö-S-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1etwas löst sich bröselartig, bröselförmig ab
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abbröseln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Zimmer bröselt der alte Putz von der Decke ab.
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.