abbrühen
[ˈapˌbʁyːən]
The verdict
“abbrühen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit kochendem oder heißem Wasser übergießen, meist um es dann weiterzuverarbeiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-abbruhen · abbrühen · German
abbrühen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | abbrühen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌbʁyːən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abbrühen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abbrühen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌbʁyːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas mit kochendem oder heißem Wasser übergießen, meist um es dann weiterzuverarbeiten".
No misspelling variants are generated for abbrühen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abbrühen, spelled A-B-B-R-Ü-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mit kochendem oder heißem Wasser übergießen, meist um es dann weiterzuverarbeiten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abbrühen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie brühte das Gemüse kurz ab.
Wenn du die Tomaten abbrühst, lassen sie sich leichter schälen.
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.