abdichten

[ˈapˌdɪçtn̩]

/[ˈapˌdɪçtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abdichten” is uncommon German (frequency #78,819 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,819
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas dicht, undurchlässig machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abdichten · abdichten · German

abdichten · rank #78,819 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,819
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH übst

Nearest frequency peer: übst (-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 „abdichten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abdichten
PropertyValue
Headwordabdichten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌdɪçtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,819
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abdichten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abdichtenfällt 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: „übst“ (#78,818), „Abfalls“ (#78,820), „abgedunkelten“ (#78,821). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abdichten“ bei #78,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abdichten is uncommon German at frequency #78,819 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌdɪçtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas dicht, undurchlässig machen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for abdichten in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abdichten, spelled A-B-D-I-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas dicht, undurchlässig machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bevor wir in das neue Haus einziehen können, muss der Handwerker das Dach abdichten.

Synonyms

dicht machendichtmachenisolieren

Antonyms

auflösen

This word in other languages

seal(English)aislar(Español)boucher(Français)

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 "abdichten"?
"abdichten" is spelled A-B-D-I-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌdɪçtn̩].
What does "abdichten" mean?
As a verb, "abdichten" means: etwas dicht, undurchlässig machen
How do you pronounce "abdichten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abdichten" is [ˈapˌdɪçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abdichten" come from?
"abdichten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abgetötet#78,824übermannt#78,813abstecken#78,832zitterten#78,790

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list