abmachen

[ˈapˌmaxn̩]

/[ˈapˌmaxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abmachen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #59,398 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#59,398
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas loslösen und entfernen

Key facts for abmachen
PropertyValue
Headwordabmachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌmaxn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,398
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abmachen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abmachen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abmachen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌmaxn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,398 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abmachen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is abmachen, spelled A-B-M-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas loslösen und entfernen
  2. 2
    etwas vereinbaren

This word in other languages

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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 "abmachen"?
"abmachen" is spelled A-B-M-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌmaxn̩].
What does "abmachen" mean?
As a verb, "abmachen" means: etwas loslösen und entfernen
How do you pronounce "abmachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abmachen" is [ˈapˌmaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abmachen" come from?
"abmachen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “abmachen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-B-M-A-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈapˌmaxn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list