abmildern
[ˈapˌmɪldɐn]
The verdict
“abmildern” is uncommon German (frequency #96,609 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,609
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die (negativen) Auswirkungen von etwas verringern, abschwächen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abmildern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌmɪldɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #96,609 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abmildern” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
abmildern is uncommon German at frequency #96,609 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌmɪldɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die (negativen) Auswirkungen von etwas verringern, abschwächen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abmildern, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is abmildern, spelled A-B-M-I-L-D-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1die (negativen) Auswirkungen von etwas verringern, abschwächen
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.
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- The one correct German spelling is A-B-M-I-L-D-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.