abprotzen

[ˈapˌpʁɔt͡sn̩]

/[ˈapˌpʁɔt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abprotzen” 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) - ein Geschütz von der Protze (einachsiger Vorspannwagen) abtrennen und in Feuerstellung bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abprotzen · abprotzen · German

abprotzen · 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.

Key facts for abprotzen
PropertyValue
Headwordabprotzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌpʁɔt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abprotzen” sits in German frequency

abprotzen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abprotzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌpʁɔt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

abprotzen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abprotzen, spelled A-B-P-R-O-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Geschütz von der Protze (einachsiger Vorspannwagen) abtrennen und in Feuerstellung bringen
  2. 2
    den Darm entleeren, seine Notdurft verrichten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abprotzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Unser Anführer ließ hierauf die Haubitze abprotzen und gleichfalls mit Kartätschen gegen den Feind feuern, welches zur Folge hatte, daß derselbe sein Feuer einstellte.“
  2. „»Verdammt, der Schnaps scheint mir nicht bekommen zu sein. Muß schnell mal abprotzen gehen. Hat einer einen Fetzen Papier für mich?«“

Antonyms

aufprotzen

This word in other languages

unlimber(English)desmontar(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abprotzen"?
"abprotzen" is spelled A-B-P-R-O-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌpʁɔt͡sn̩].
What does "abprotzen" mean?
As a verb, "abprotzen" means: ein Geschütz von der Protze (einachsiger Vorspannwagen) abtrennen und in Feuerstellung bringen
How do you pronounce "abprotzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abprotzen" is [ˈapˌpʁɔt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abprotzen" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list