abreißen
[ˈapˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“abreißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das irgendwo haftet oder befestigt ist, gewaltsam oder kraftvoll entfernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abrei-en · abreißen · German
abreißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | abreißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʁaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abreißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abreißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for abreißen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abreißen, spelled A-B-R-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas, das irgendwo haftet oder befestigt ist, gewaltsam oder kraftvoll entfernen
- 2durchtrennt werden (beispielsweise ein Seil, Tau, Kabel)
- 3(Kontakt, Verbindung und Ähnliches) (vorzeitig) beendet werden
- 4ein Bauwerk/Gebäude durch Demolieren mit Hilfe schwerer Baumaschinen zum Einsturz bringen
- 5Zeit beim Militär verbringen; unwillig, lustlos oder ohne Engagement dienen
- 6sich Kleidung/Schuhe vom Leib reißen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abreißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn du das Pflaster zu kräftig abreißt, öffnet sich die Wunde vielleicht wieder.
Niemand konnte telefonieren, denn das Kabel war abgerissen.
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.