abfertigen
[ˈapˌfɛʁtɪɡn̩]
The verdict
“abfertigen” is uncommon German (frequency #98,036 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,036
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unfreundlich behandeln, ohne auf die Bedürfnisse des Gegenübers einzugehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abfertigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌfɛʁtɪɡn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #98,036 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abfertigen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
abfertigen is uncommon German at frequency #98,036 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌfɛʁtɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for abfertigen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is abfertigen, spelled A-B-F-E-R-T-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1unfreundlich behandeln, ohne auf die Bedürfnisse des Gegenübers einzugehen
- 2bedienen (Schalter), kontrollieren (Zoll), ein Linienflugzeug bereit für den Flug machen
- 3mit Abstand besser sein und deutlich gewinnen
- 4durch eine einmalige Geldleistung oder Sachleistung entschädigen
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “abfertigen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-F-E-R-T-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.