abkanzeln
[ˈapˌkant͡sl̩n]
The verdict
“abkanzeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit harschen Worten, von oben herab, kritisieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-abkanzeln · abkanzeln · German
abkanzeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | abkanzeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌkant͡sl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abkanzeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abkanzeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌkant͡sl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit harschen Worten, von oben herab, kritisieren".
No misspelling variants are generated for abkanzeln in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abkanzeln, spelled A-B-K-A-N-Z-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1mit harschen Worten, von oben herab, kritisieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abkanzeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„»Es tut mir leid, dass du gewartet hast«, fährt sie ihn an, »aber es kommt nicht in Frage, dass du mich hier abkanzelst wie eine Zehnjährige.«“
War das nötig, mich hier so vor allen abzukanzeln?
Antonyms
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.