abfeilen
[ˈapˌfaɪ̯lən]
The verdict
“abfeilen” 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) - durch Bearbeitung mit einer Feile ein Stück von etwas entfernen, etwas glätten
Corpus desk
Index DE-abfeilen · abfeilen · German
abfeilen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | abfeilen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌfaɪ̯lən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abfeilen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abfeilen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌfaɪ̯lən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch Bearbeitung mit einer Feile ein Stück von etwas entfernen, etwas glätten".
Zero misspellings are on record for abfeilen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abfeilen, spelled A-B-F-E-I-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch Bearbeitung mit einer Feile ein Stück von etwas entfernen, etwas glätten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abfeilen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die scharfen Kanten des Zahnrestes mussten abgefeilt werden.“
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