abhetzen
[ˈapˌhɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“abhetzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tiere antreiben, anstrengen, bis ihre Kräfte am Ende sind, bis sie völlig ermüdet sind
Corpus desk
Index DE-abhetzen · abhetzen · German
abhetzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | abhetzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌhɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abhetzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abhetzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌhɛt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
abhetzen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is abhetzen, spelled A-B-H-E-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Tiere antreiben, anstrengen, bis ihre Kräfte am Ende sind, bis sie völlig ermüdet sind
- 2sich besonders beeilen, alle Kräfte einsetzen, um etwas noch rechtzeitig zu schaffen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abhetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Hunde waren nach der Jagd völlig abgehetzt.
Sie musste sich sehr abhetzen, um den letzten Zug noch zu erwischen.
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.