abnibbeln
[ˈapˌnɪbl̩n]
The verdict
“abnibbeln” 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) - aufhören zu leben
Corpus desk
Index DE-abnibbeln · abnibbeln · German
abnibbeln · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abnibbeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌnɪbl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abnibbeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abnibbeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌnɪbl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufhören zu leben".
No generated misspelling entries exist for abnibbeln in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is abnibbeln, spelled A-B-N-I-B-B-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1aufhören zu leben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abnibbeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Alte nibbelt bald ab.
Der Hund unserer Nachbarn ist gestern abgenibbelt.
Synonyms
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.