abkoppeln

[ˈapˌkɔpl̩n]

/[ˈapˌkɔpl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“abkoppeln” is uncommon German (frequency #91,239 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,239
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine feste Verbindung, zum Beispiel durch eine Stange oder Anhängerkupplung, zwischen zwei Teilen lösen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abkoppeln · abkoppeln · German

abkoppeln · rank #91,239 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,239
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ability

Nearest frequency peer: ability (-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 „abkoppeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abkoppeln
PropertyValue
Headwordabkoppeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌkɔpl̩n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,239
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abkoppeln“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abkoppelnfällt 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: „ability“ (#91,238), „Abteien“ (#91,240), „Abidjan“ (#91,237). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abkoppeln“ bei #91,239. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abkoppeln is uncommon German at frequency #91,239 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌkɔpl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for abkoppeln in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abkoppeln, spelled A-B-K-O-P-P-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine feste Verbindung, zum Beispiel durch eine Stange oder Anhängerkupplung, zwischen zwei Teilen lösen
  2. 2
    trennen, sich getrennt entwickeln lassen, für sich sein
  3. 3
    die Führleine (Koppel) entfernen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Erst das Pferd entladen, dann den Pferdeanhänger abkoppeln.
  2. „In einer Reihe europäischer Länder und in Japan wird diese Auffassung mit dem Wunsch verbunden, sich von den störenden amerikanischen Zinseinflüssen abzukoppeln.“

Antonyms

anhängenankoppelnkoppelnverbindenan die Leine nehmen

This word in other languages

uncouple(English)desacoplar(Español)détacher(Français)desengatar(Português)

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 "abkoppeln"?
"abkoppeln" is spelled A-B-K-O-P-P-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌkɔpl̩n].
What does "abkoppeln" mean?
As a verb, "abkoppeln" means: eine feste Verbindung, zum Beispiel durch eine Stange oder Anhängerkupplung, zwischen zwei Teilen lösen
How do you pronounce "abkoppeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abkoppeln" is [ˈapˌkɔpl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abkoppeln" come from?
"abkoppeln" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list