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abchecken

German, verb/ˈapˌt͡ʃɛkn̩/

abchecken is a German verb meaning “to check out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “überprüfen, kontrollieren”.

What does abchecken mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to check out

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. überprüfen, kontrollieren 2. etwas oder jemanden auf einer Liste kontrollieren und abhaken 3. in Erfahrung bringen, überprüfen, klären

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of abchecken

  • checkt ab present singular third-person
  • checkte ab past
  • abgecheckt participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • abcheckend participle present
  • abzuchecken infinitive infinitive-zu
  • checke ab first-person indicative present
  • checken ab first-person indicative plural
  • checkst ab indicative present second-person
  • checkest ab second-person singular subjunctive
  • checket ab plural second-person subjunctive
  • checkten ab first-person indicative plural
  • checktest ab indicative preterite second-person
  • checktet ab indicative plural preterite
  • check ab! imperative singular
  • checke ab! imperative singular
  • checkt ab! imperative plural
  • abgecheckt haben active infinitive perfect

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce abchecken?

  • /ˈapˌt͡ʃɛkn̩/
  • [ˈapˌt͡ʃɛkn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is abchecken in German?

abchecken appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).