abspecken
[ˈapˌʃpɛkn̩]
The verdict
“abspecken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gewicht verlieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-abspecken · abspecken · German
abspecken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | abspecken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃpɛkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abspecken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abspecken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃpɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for abspecken in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abspecken, spelled A-B-S-P-E-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gewicht verlieren
- 2schlanker, einfacher machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abspecken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Arzt riet dem übergewichtigen Patienten abzuspecken.
Der neue Hype um abzuspecken heißt Intervallfasten.
This word in other languages
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.