abfassen
[ˈapˌfasn̩]
The verdict
“abfassen” 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) - einen Text schreiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-abfassen · abfassen · German
abfassen · 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 | abfassen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌfasn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abfassen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abfassen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌfasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for abfassen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is abfassen, spelled A-B-F-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Text schreiben
- 2jemanden auf frischer Tat ergreifen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abfassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In einer Ode, die Horaz zu dieser Zeit abfasste, wurde die Heimkehr des Augustus wie die Epiphanie eines Gottes geschildert.“
Der Jugendliche wurde beim Autodiebstahl abgefasst.
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.