Abdecker
[ˈapˌdɛkɐ]
The verdict
“Abdecker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - männliche Person, die beruflich Tierkadaver verwertet
Corpus desk
Index DE-abdecker · Abdecker · German
Abdecker · 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 | Abdecker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapˌdɛkɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abdecker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abdecker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌdɛkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliche Person, die beruflich Tierkadaver verwertet".
Abdecker doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Abdecker, spelled A-B-D-E-C-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1männliche Person, die beruflich Tierkadaver verwertet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Abdecker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Und man mag gar nicht glauben, dass auch das Leben sehr beliebter Tiere mal zu Ende geht und sie schließlich beim Abdecker landen, weil der Ponyhof keinem müden Klepper seinen Lebensabend finanzieren will.
„Es ist praktisch nicht ausführbar, die Empfangnahme eines jeden todten Thieres durch den Abdecker, polizeilich überwachen zu lassen, damit dieser auch Blut und sonstige von dem Thiere abgelössten Theile desselben mit sich nehme, aber es muss der Abdecker bei seiner Concessionirung auf die Verpflichtung hierzu überhaupt, und ganz besonders in den Fällen a…
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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.