abschirmen

[ˈapˌʃɪʁmən]

/[ˈapˌʃɪʁmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“abschirmen” is uncommon German (frequency #75,322 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,322
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gegen Störungen von außen schützen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abschirmen · abschirmen · German

abschirmen · rank #75,322 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,322
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abprallen

Nearest frequency peer: abprallen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „abschirmen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „abschirmen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abschirmen
PropertyValue
Headwordabschirmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌʃɪʁmən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,322
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abschirmen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.abschirmenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abprallen“ (#75,321), „Abschleppwagen“ (#75,323), „Abnehmern“ (#75,320). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abschirmen“ bei #75,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abschirmen is uncommon German at frequency #75,322 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃɪʁmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abschirmen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abschirmen, spelled A-B-S-C-H-I-R-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gegen Störungen von außen schützen
  2. 2
    etwas Unerwünschtes fernhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abschirmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der berühmte amerikanische Schauspieler floh in sein Hotel, abgeschirmt von Sicherheitsbeamten.
  2. „Otto rutschte tiefer in seinen Sitz, die Genossen rückten an ihn heran, um ihn abzuschirmen.“

Synonyms

absichernbeschirmenschützen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abschirmen"?
"abschirmen" is spelled A-B-S-C-H-I-R-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃɪʁmən].
What does "abschirmen" mean?
As a verb, "abschirmen" means: gegen Störungen von außen schützen
How do you pronounce "abschirmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abschirmen" is [ˈapˌʃɪʁmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abschirmen" come from?
"abschirmen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abschirmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abgewischt#75,319abschreckt#75,325abzufinden#75,329abzumelden#75,331

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list