abgegriffen

[ˈapɡəˌɡʁɪfn̩]

/[ˈapɡəˌɡʁɪfn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“abgegriffen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,508 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,508
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Greifen/Berührung abgenutzt/verschlissen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abgegriffen · abgegriffen · German

abgegriffen · rank #58,508 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,508
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abfassung

Nearest frequency peer: Abfassung (-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 „abgegriffen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abgegriffen
PropertyValue
Headwordabgegriffen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈapɡəˌɡʁɪfn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,508
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abgegriffen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abgegriffenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abfassung“ (#58,507), „abgehaltenen“ (#58,509), „abgesaugt“ (#58,510). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abgegriffen“ bei #58,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abgegriffen is uncommon German at frequency #58,508 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈapɡəˌɡʁɪfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for abgegriffen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abgegriffen, spelled A-B-G-E-G-R-I-F-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Greifen/Berührung abgenutzt/verschlissen
  2. 2
    stark/häufig benutzt und deshalb wenig aussagekräftig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Dunkelheit ertastete ich einen abgegriffenen Handlauf im Treppenhaus.
  2. Der Automat gibt nur noch abgegriffene Banknoten heraus.

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 "abgegriffen"?
"abgegriffen" is spelled A-B-G-E-G-R-I-F-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapɡəˌɡʁɪfn̩].
What does "abgegriffen" mean?
As an adjective, "abgegriffen" means: durch Greifen/Berührung abgenutzt/verschlissen
How do you pronounce "abgegriffen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abgegriffen" is [ˈapɡəˌɡʁɪfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abgegriffen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ablehnenden#58,513Zwangspause#58,490Zuständiger#58,488zerkleinern#58,475

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list