abnagen
[ˈapˌnaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“abnagen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit den Schneidezähnen abtrennen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abnagen · abnagen · German
abnagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abnagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌnaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abnagen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abnagen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌnaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas mit den Schneidezähnen abtrennen".
abnagen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abnagen, spelled A-B-N-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mit den Schneidezähnen abtrennen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abnagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Fische ernähren sich carnivor, einige Arten sind darauf spezialisiert, anderen Fischen die Schuppen abzunagen.
Dadurch wird der Rand der Zellen dicker, aber ebensobald sind auch andere Bienen beschäftigt, diesen von Innen wieder eben so viel abzunagen.
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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.