abfärben
[ˈapˌfɛʁbn̩]
The verdict
“abfärben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - seine eigene Farbe verlieren oder an ein anderes Objekt abgeben, so dass dieses diese Farbe annimmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-abfarben · abfärben · German
abfärben · 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 | abfärben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌfɛʁbn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abfärben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abfärben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌfɛʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for abfärben in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abfärben, spelled A-B-F-Ä-R-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1seine eigene Farbe verlieren oder an ein anderes Objekt abgeben, so dass dieses diese Farbe annimmt
- 2jemanden oder etwas meist negativ beeinflussen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abfärben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das selbst gefärbte T-Shirt darfst du nicht mit den weißen Blusen waschen, da es abfärben wird.
Sein schlechtes Verhalten hat sich auf seinen kleinen Bruder abgefärbt.
This word in other languages
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.