abholzen

[ˈapˌhɔlt͡sn̩]

/[ˈapˌhɔlt͡sn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“abholzen” is uncommon German (frequency #76,460 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,460
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gebiet, einen Landstrich kahl schlagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abholzen · abholzen · German

abholzen · rank #76,460 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,460
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgeleistet

Nearest frequency peer: abgeleistet (-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 „abholzen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abholzen
PropertyValue
Headwordabholzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌhɔlt͡sn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,460
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abholzen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abgeleistet“ (#76,459), „abonniere“ (#76,461), „abgefeiert“ (#76,458). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abholzen“ bei #76,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abholzen is uncommon German at frequency #76,460 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌhɔlt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abholzen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abholzen, spelled A-B-H-O-L-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Gebiet, einen Landstrich kahl schlagen
  2. 2
    Bäume in einem Wald, Forst oder Hain fällen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Jetzt drängt die »Überbevölkerung« wieder ins Bewusstsein, diesmal als Klimaproblem: Dass Menschen Wälder abholzen und jeden Streifen Grün landwirtschaftlich nutzen, ist ebenso typisch für das Anthropozän wie das industrielle Verheizen von Kohle, Gas und Erdöl.“
  2. „In dieser Zeit wurden nochmals große Waldflächen, aber auch Obstbaumplantagen abgeholzt.“

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Antonyms

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); 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 "abholzen"?
"abholzen" is spelled A-B-H-O-L-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌhɔlt͡sn̩].
What does "abholzen" mean?
As a verb, "abholzen" means: ein Gebiet, einen Landstrich kahl schlagen
How do you pronounce "abholzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abholzen" is [ˈapˌhɔlt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list