abducken
[ˈapˌdʊkn̩]
The verdict
“abducken” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - den Schlag eines Gegners durch Ducken ins Leere gehen lassen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abducken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌdʊkn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abducken” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for abducken is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌdʊkn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "den Schlag eines Gegners durch Ducken ins Leere gehen lassen".
abducken has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abducken, spelled A-B-D-U-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1den Schlag eines Gegners durch Ducken ins Leere gehen lassen
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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.
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Using “abducken”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-D-U-C-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapˌdʊkn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.