absacken
[ˈapˌzakn̩]
The verdict
“absacken” 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) - sich nach unten bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-absacken · absacken · German
absacken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | absacken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌzakn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „absacken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
absacken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌzakn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for absacken, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is absacken, spelled A-B-S-A-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich nach unten bewegen
- 2im Wasser versinken
- 3plötzlich an Höhe verlieren
- 4an Wert, Kraft, Moral oder Ähnlichem verlieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how absacken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Fundament des Fabrikgebäude sackte ab.
„Durch den Tunnelbau sackte eine Straße ab, ein riesiges Loch entstand, die Bauarbeiten mussten eingestellt werden.“
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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.