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Abheften

German, noun[ˈapˌhɛftn̩]

Abheften is a German neuter noun meaning “gerund of abheften” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does Abheften mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neutergerund of abheften

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Dokumente in einem Ordner/in einen Hefter einordnen 2. etwas mit langen Heftstichen (provisorisch) befestigen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Abheften

  • Abheftens genitive
  • hefte ab present
  • heftest ab present
  • heftet ab present
  • heftete ab past
  • hefte ab! imperative singular
  • heftet ab! imperative plural
  • abgeheftet participle-2 perfect
  • haben auxiliary perfect
  • abgeheftet haben active infinitive perfect
  • abgeheftet werden processual-passive infinitive present
  • abgeheftet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
  • abgeheftet sein statal-passive infinitive present
  • abgeheftet gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
  • abzuheften active extended infinitive
  • abgeheftet zu haben active extended infinitive
  • abgeheftet zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
  • abgeheftet worden zu sein processual-passive extended infinitive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Abheften?

  • [ˈapˌhɛftn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Abheften in German?

Abheften appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).