abdanken

[ˈapˌdaŋkn̩]

/[ˈapˌdaŋkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abdanken” is uncommon German (frequency #76,452 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,452
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Abschied nehmen, zurücktreten

Corpus desk

Index DE-abdanken · abdanken · German

abdanken · rank #76,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,452
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abbekommt

Nearest frequency peer: abbekommt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „abdanken“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „abdanken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abdanken
PropertyValue
Headwordabdanken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌdaŋkn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abdanken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).abdankenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abbekommt“ (#76,451), „abdrucken“ (#76,453), „Abendveranstaltung“ (#76,454). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abdanken“ bei #76,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abdanken is uncommon German at frequency #76,452 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌdaŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for abdanken in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abdanken, spelled A-B-D-A-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Abschied nehmen, zurücktreten
  2. 2
    für jemanden eine Trauerfeier in der Kirche abhalten
  3. 3
    (vor allem Soldaten oder Hauspersonal) aus dem bisherigen Dienst, aus den bisherigen Aufgaben entlassen; verabschieden
  4. 4
    den Hund streicheln, nachdem er eine gute Leistung gezeigt hat
  5. 5
    Treiber und andere Beteiligte einer Jagd nach deren Ende nach Hause entlassen
  6. 6
    einen Berufsjäger aus dem Dienst entlassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abdanken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Am Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges dankten etliche Kaiser ab.
  2. „Wenn der Kaiser abdankt, glauben sie, ist die Monarchie zu retten.“

Synonyms

abdizierenverabschiedenAbschiednehmeneinreichenFunktionAmtPostenaufgebendas Handtuch werfendie Flinte ins Korn werfenschmeißenabliebeln

Antonyms

WahlannehmenFunktionAmtPostenantreten

This word in other languages

resign(English)abdicar(Español)démissionner(Français)abdicar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abdanken"?
"abdanken" is spelled A-B-D-A-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌdaŋkn̩].
What does "abdanken" mean?
As a verb, "abdanken" means: den Abschied nehmen, zurücktreten
How do you pronounce "abdanken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abdanken" is [ˈapˌdaŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abdanken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abdanken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abartige#76,449abholzen#76,460überlauf#76,443überlass#76,442

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list