abnutzen
[ˈapˌnʊt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“abnutzen” 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) - etwas bei der Benutzung verschleißen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abnutzen · abnutzen · German
abnutzen · 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 | abnutzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌnʊt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abnutzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abnutzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌnʊt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
abnutzen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is abnutzen, spelled A-B-N-U-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas bei der Benutzung verschleißen
- 2etwas verbraucht sich mit der Zeit (von selbst)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abnutzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch scharfes Bremsen wirst du den Reifen abnutzen.
Wer glaubt, dass man sich durch zu viel Waschen langsam die Haut wegschrubben würde, der hat eine falsche Vorstellung von ihrer Anatomie. Sie ist keine feste Hülle, die sich mit der Zeit abnutzen kann.
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.