abfüllen

[ˈapˌfʏlən]

/[ˈapˌfʏlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“abfüllen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,728 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,728
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (in etwas) abfüllen: etwas von einem in ein anderes (meist kleineres) Behältnis füllen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abfullen · abfüllen · German

abfüllen · rank #56,728 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,728
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abführmittel

Nearest frequency peer: Abführmittel (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „abfüllen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „abfüllen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abfüllen
PropertyValue
Headwordabfüllen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌfʏlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,728
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abfüllen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).abfüllenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abführmittel“ (#56,727), „abscheuliche“ (#56,729), „Abdomen“ (#56,726). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abfüllen“ bei #56,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abfüllen is uncommon German at frequency #56,728 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌfʏlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abfüllen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is abfüllen, spelled A-B-F-Ü-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (in etwas) abfüllen: etwas von einem in ein anderes (meist kleineres) Behältnis füllen
  2. 2
    etwas abfüllen, Industrie: ein Behältnis, mehrere Behältnisse nacheinander füllen
  3. 3
    jemanden abfüllen, umgangssprachlich: jemanden betrunken machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abfüllen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gleich füllen wir die Marmelade in die Gläser ab.
  2. Hier in dieser Fabrik wird Wasser in Flaschen abgefüllt.

This word in other languages

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abfüllen"?
"abfüllen" is spelled A-B-F-Ü-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌfʏlən].
What does "abfüllen" mean?
As a verb, "abfüllen" means: etwas (in etwas) abfüllen: etwas von einem in ein anderes (meist kleineres) Behältnis füllen
How do you pronounce "abfüllen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abfüllen" is [ˈapˌfʏlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abfüllen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abfüllen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list