abschwellen
[ˈapˌʃvɛlən]
The verdict
“abschwellen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an übersteigertem Umfang abnehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abschwellen · abschwellen · German
abschwellen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | abschwellen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃvɛlən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abschwellen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abschwellen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃvɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for abschwellen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abschwellen, spelled A-B-S-C-H-W-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1an übersteigertem Umfang abnehmen
- 2an Intensität abnehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abschwellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im weiteren Verlauf wird das Sekret dicker und klebriger, bis nach vier oder fünf Tagen die Schleimhäute abschwellen und die Nasengänge wieder frei werden.“
„Und augenblicks begann das Tosen abzuschwellen, das hallende Lachen bändigte sich, nur ein unterdrücktes Schlucken, Ächzen und Kreischen zuckte noch ….“
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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.