aberkennen
[ˈapʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən]
The verdict
“aberkennen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem eine Fähigkeit zu etwas, (durch gerichtliches Urteil) ein Recht auf etwas, eine Auszeichnung, einen Titel oder Ähnliches absprechen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aberkennen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aberkennen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
aberkennen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem eine Fähigkeit zu etwas, (durch gerichtliches Urteil) ein Recht auf etwas, eine Auszeichnung, einen Titel oder Ähnliches absprechen".
aberkennen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 aberkennen, spelled A-B-E-R-K-E-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem eine Fähigkeit zu etwas, (durch gerichtliches Urteil) ein Recht auf etwas, eine Auszeichnung, einen Titel oder Ähnliches absprechen
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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 “aberkennen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-E-R-K-E-N-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən] (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.