Abschied nehmen
[ˈapʃiːt ˌneːmən]
The verdict
“Abschied nehmen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich verabschieden, bevor man sich für längere Zeit entfernt, bevor man für längere Zeit abwesend, getrennt sein wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abschied nehmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈapʃiːt ˌneːmən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Abschied nehmen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Abschied nehmen is 15 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapʃiːt ˌneːmən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Abschied nehmen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Abschied nehmen, spelled A-B-S-C-H-I-E-D- -N-E-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich verabschieden, bevor man sich für längere Zeit entfernt, bevor man für längere Zeit abwesend, getrennt sein wird
- 2mit einer Sache aufhören; sich von etwas trennen; auf etwas verzichten
- 3einer toten (kürzlich verstorbenen, zu Tode gekommenen) Person die letzte Ehrerbietung erweisen
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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.
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Using “Abschied nehmen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-S-C-H-I-E-D- -N-E-H-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapʃiːt ˌneːmən] (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.