ablassen
German, verb
ablassen is spelled A-B-L-A-S-S-E-N (8 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written German, the 26,348th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ablassen is a German verb meaning “to drain; to let off, to let out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, Ablässen is a different word: “dative plural of Ablass”. With a capital, Ablassen is a different word: “gerund of ablassen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Sache nicht weiter verfolgen”.
What does ablassen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to drain; to let off, to let out
Ich lasse schon mal das Wasser aus dem Pool ab.
- 2
to let go, to desist, to refrain from doing something
Im letzten Moment ließ er von mir ab.
noun
- 1
masculinedative plural of Ablass
noun
- 1
neutergerund of ablassen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Sache nicht weiter verfolgen 2. eine Person nicht weiter bedrängen 3. etwas (wie zum Beispiel Wasser oder Gase) reduzieren 4. den Emotionen freien Lauf lassen
noun: 1. das Aufhören mit oder Sich-Distanzieren von etwas 2. das Freisetzen eines Gases, Fluids oder von Gefühlen 3. Methode, mit der man einen Kletterer wieder auf den Boden zurückbekommt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ablassen
- lässt ab present singular third-person
- ließ ab past
- abgelassen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 7 strong
- ablassend participle present
- abzulassen infinitive infinitive-zu
- lasse ab first-person indicative present
- lassen ab first-person indicative plural
- lasst ab indicative plural present
- lassest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- lasset ab plural second-person subjunctive
- ließen ab first-person indicative plural
- ließe ab first-person singular subjunctive
- ließest ab indicative preterite second-person
- ließt ab indicative preterite second-person
- ließet ab plural second-person subjunctive
- lass ab! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ablassen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ablassen in German?
ablassen appears 1.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).