abnicken
[ˈapˌnɪkn̩]
The verdict
“abnicken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist ohne Einwände und/oder Kritik sein Einverständnis geben
Corpus desk
Index DE-abnicken · abnicken · German
abnicken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | abnicken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌnɪkn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abnicken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abnicken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌnɪkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for abnicken in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is abnicken, spelled A-B-N-I-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1meist ohne Einwände und/oder Kritik sein Einverständnis geben
- 2ein schwer verletztes Tieres durch einen Stich mit einem Messer zwischen die obersten Halswirbel und die Schädelbasis töten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abnicken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Geschäftsleitung hat den Antrag abgenickt.
Der Jungjäger, der abnicken lernen will, soll erst am toten Wild üben, das Hinterhauptloch zu finden.
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.