abraten
German, verb[ˈapˌʁaːtən]
abraten is spelled A-B-R-A-T-E-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,722nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abraten is a German verb meaning “to discourage, dissuade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemandem raten, etwas nicht zu tun”.
What does abraten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to discourage, dissuade
Davon würde ich (dir) abraten.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemandem raten, etwas nicht zu tun
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 abraten
- rät ab present singular third-person
- riet ab past
- abgeraten participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 7 strong
- abratend participle present
- abzuraten infinitive infinitive-zu
- rate ab first-person indicative present
- raten ab first-person indicative plural
- rätst ab indicative present second-person
- ratet ab indicative plural present
- ratest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- rieten ab first-person indicative plural
- riete ab first-person formal rare
- rietest ab indicative preterite second-person
- rietst ab indicative preterite second-person
- rietet ab indicative plural preterite
- rat ab! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abraten?
- [ˈapˌʁaːtən]
- [ˈapˌʁaːtn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abraten
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abraten in German?
abraten appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).