abdecken
German, verb
abdecken is spelled A-B-D-E-C-K-E-N (8 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written German, the 16,394th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abdecken is a German verb meaning “to cover” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Abdecken is a different word: “gerund of abdecken”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Decke entfernen”.
What does abdecken mean in English?
verb
- 1
to cover
Ich muss noch die Leiche abdecken.
- 2
to cover costs
Das deckt kaum die Kosten ab.
- 3
to uncover, untile
Der Sturm deckte die Dächer ab.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of abdecken
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Decke entfernen 2. ein Dach von Dachziegeln oder vom Dachbelag befreien 3. von einem Tisch, einer Tafel das Geschirr abräumen 4. einen Tierkadaver enthäuten, beseitigen, verwerten
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 abdecken
- deckt ab present singular third-person
- deckte ab past
- abgedeckt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- abdeckend participle present
- abzudecken infinitive infinitive-zu
- decke ab first-person indicative present
- decken ab first-person indicative plural
- deckst ab indicative present second-person
- deckest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- decket ab plural second-person subjunctive
- deckten ab first-person indicative plural
- decktest ab indicative preterite second-person
- decktet ab indicative plural preterite
- deck ab! imperative singular
- decke ab! imperative singular
- deckt ab! imperative plural
- abgedeckt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to abdecken
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abdecken in German?
abdecken appears 3.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).