abrade
[əˈbreɪd]
The verdict
“abrade” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abnutzen, abreiben, abschaben, abschleifen, abschmirgeln, verschleißen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abrade · abrade · German
abrade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | abrade |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [əˈbreɪd] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abrade“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abrade is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [əˈbreɪd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abnutzen, abreiben, abschaben, abschleifen, abschmirgeln, verschleißen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abrade, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abrade, spelled A-B-R-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1abnutzen, abreiben, abschaben, abschleifen, abschmirgeln, verschleißen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abrade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"The lower eye would, also, have been liable to be abraded by the sandy bottom."
Synonyms
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.