abkratzen

[ˈapˌkʁat͡sn̩]

/[ˈapˌkʁat͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abkratzen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,354 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,354
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Schaben (Kratzen) entfernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abkratzen · abkratzen · German

abkratzen · rank #87,354 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,354
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abgängen

Nearest frequency peer: Abgängen (-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 „abkratzen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abkratzen
PropertyValue
Headwordabkratzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌkʁat͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,354
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abkratzen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abkratzenfällt 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: „Abgängen“ (#87,353), „Abkürzungsverzeichnis“ (#87,355), „abgesperrten“ (#87,352). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abkratzen“ bei #87,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abkratzen is uncommon German at frequency #87,354 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌkʁat͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for abkratzen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is abkratzen, spelled A-B-K-R-A-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Schaben (Kratzen) entfernen
  2. 2
    sein Leben verlieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf einem Ceran-Kochfeld sollte man Verschmutzungen nur mit speziellen Werkzeugen abkratzen, um Beschädigungen zu vermeiden.
  2. Er hat den Schmutz schon abgekratzt.

Synonyms

herunterkratzenrunterkratzenwegkratzen

This word in other languages

scrape(English)rascar(Español)gratter(Français)

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 "abkratzen"?
"abkratzen" is spelled A-B-K-R-A-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌkʁat͡sn̩].
What does "abkratzen" mean?
As a verb, "abkratzen" means: durch Schaben (Kratzen) entfernen
How do you pronounce "abkratzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abkratzen" is [ˈapˌkʁat͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abkratzen" come from?
"abkratzen" 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 "abkratzen", 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