abfrottieren
[ˈapfʁɔˌtiːʁən]
The verdict
“abfrottieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden oder sich mit einem Frottierhandtuch trocken reiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-abfrottieren · abfrottieren · German
abfrottieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | abfrottieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapfʁɔˌtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abfrottieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abfrottieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapfʁɔˌtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden oder sich mit einem Frottierhandtuch trocken reiben".
No misspelling variants are generated for abfrottieren in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abfrottieren, spelled A-B-F-R-O-T-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden oder sich mit einem Frottierhandtuch trocken reiben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abfrottieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als erstes frottiere ich mir die Kopfhaare ab.
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.