abrunden
[ˈapˌʁʊndn̩]
The verdict
“abrunden” is an uncommon German word, ranked #73,196 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #73,196
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine reellen Zahl (= mit Nachkommastellen oder einem sich anschließenden Bruch) kürzen oder verkleinern auf eine Zahl mit weniger Nachkommastellen oder sogar auf die nächstniedrigere ganze Zahl
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abrunden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʁʊndn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,196 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abrunden” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for abrunden is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌʁʊndn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,196 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abrunden, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abrunden, spelled A-B-R-U-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine reellen Zahl (= mit Nachkommastellen oder einem sich anschließenden Bruch) kürzen oder verkleinern auf eine Zahl mit weniger Nachkommastellen oder sogar auf die nächstniedrigere ganze Zahl
- 2etwas, an dem schon gearbeitet wurde (zum Beispiel ein Werkstück), in eine rundere, gefälligere Form bringen
- 3etwas, an dem schon gearbeitet wurde (zum Beispiel eine Handwerksarbeit, ein Bericht, ein Angebot …) nochmal überarbeiten und damit ausgewogener oder perfekt machen
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “abrunden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-R-U-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapˌʁʊndn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.