abmustern

[ˈapˌmʊstɐn]

/[ˈapˌmʊstɐn]/ verb

The verdict

“abmustern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sein Arbeitsverhältnis auf einem Schiff beenden

Corpus desk

Index DE-abmustern · abmustern · German

abmustern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for abmustern
PropertyValue
Headwordabmustern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌmʊstɐn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abmustern“ im Deutschen

abmusternliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abmustern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌmʊstɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abmustern, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 abmustern, spelled A-B-M-U-S-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sein Arbeitsverhältnis auf einem Schiff beenden
  2. 2
    jemanden aus dem Arbeitsverhältnis auf einem Schiff entlassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Robert Durand war nicht an Bord der Diligent, als sie auf Grund lief, denn er hatte schon im März, sofort nachdem das Schiff in Nantes eingetroffen war, abgemustert.“
  2. „Am nächsten Morgen wurde die Mannschaft abgemustert, und so sollte ich niemals wieder zu Mittag die helle Stimme des Jungen hören ….“

Synonyms

abheuern

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abmustern"?
"abmustern" is spelled A-B-M-U-S-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌmʊstɐn].
What does "abmustern" mean?
As a verb, "abmustern" means: sein Arbeitsverhältnis auf einem Schiff beenden
How do you pronounce "abmustern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abmustern" is [ˈapˌmʊstɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abmustern" come from?
"abmustern" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list