abschäumen
[ˈapˌʃɔɪ̯mən]
The verdict
“abschäumen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den unerwünschten Schaum von einer Flüssigkeit entfernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abschaumen · abschäumen · German
abschäumen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | abschäumen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃɔɪ̯mən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abschäumen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abschäumen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃɔɪ̯mən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den unerwünschten Schaum von einer Flüssigkeit entfernen".
No misspelling variants are generated for abschäumen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abschäumen, spelled A-B-S-C-H-Ä-U-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1den unerwünschten Schaum von einer Flüssigkeit entfernen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abschäumen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Während der Kochzeit die Trübstoffe, die sich auf der Oberfläche bilden, immer wieder abschäumen.
Etwa 40 Minuten kochen lassen, dabei immer wieder abschäumen.
Synonyms
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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.