abpfeifen
German, verb[ˈʔapˌp͡faɪ̯fn̩]
abpfeifen is spelled A-B-P-F-E-I-F-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 257,657th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abpfeifen is a German verb meaning “to stop or end (e.g., a game of football) by blowing a whistle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch einen Pfiff unterbrechen”.
What does abpfeifen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to stop or end (e.g., a game of football) by blowing a whistle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. durch einen Pfiff unterbrechen 2. durch einen Pfiff beenden 3. nicht mehr weiterführen lassen
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 abpfeifen
- pfeift ab present singular third-person
- pfiff ab past
- abgepfiffen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 1 strong
- abpfeifend participle present
- abzupfeifen infinitive infinitive-zu
- pfeife ab first-person indicative present
- pfeifen ab first-person indicative plural
- pfeifst ab indicative present second-person
- pfeifest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- pfeifet ab plural second-person subjunctive
- pfiffen ab first-person indicative plural
- pfiffe ab first-person formal rare
- pfiffst ab indicative preterite second-person
- pfifft ab indicative plural preterite
- pfiffest ab formal rare second-person
- pfiffet ab formal plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abpfeifen?
- [ˈʔapˌp͡faɪ̯fn̩]
- [ˈapˌp͡faɪ̯fn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abpfeifen in German?
abpfeifen appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).