abperlen
German, verb/ˈapˌpɛʁlən/
abperlen is spelled A-B-P-E-R-L-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 195,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abperlen is a German verb meaning “to drip off, trickle down” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in Gestalt von Perlen heruntergleiten”.
What does abperlen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to drip off, trickle down
Das Wasser perlt am Zelt ab.
- 2
to bounce off, roll off
Jegliche Art von Kritik ist an ihr abgeperlt.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. in Gestalt von Perlen heruntergleiten 2. jemanden nicht beunruhigen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abperlen
- perlt ab present singular third-person
- perlte ab past
- abgeperlt participle past
- sein auxiliary
- abperlend participle present
- abzuperlen infinitive infinitive-zu
- perle ab first-person indicative present
- perlen ab first-person indicative plural
- perlst ab indicative present second-person
- perlest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- perlet ab plural second-person subjunctive
- perlten ab first-person indicative plural
- perltest ab indicative preterite second-person
- perltet ab indicative plural preterite
- abgeperlt sein active infinitive perfect
- abgeperlt zu sein active extended infinitive
- er/sie/es perlt ab third-person singular present
- er/sie/es perle ab third-person singular present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abperlen?
- /ˈapˌpɛʁlən/
- [ˈapˌpɛʁlən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abperlen in German?
abperlen appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).