abspeisen
[ˈapˌʃpaɪ̯zn̩]
The verdict
“abspeisen” is uncommon German (frequency #74,260 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,260
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandes Hunger stillen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abspeisen · abspeisen · German
abspeisen · rank #74,260 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,260
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH abstrusen
Nearest frequency peer: abstrusen (+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 „abspeisen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Abruzzen
Abruzzen
25,744 corpus weight
- abschotten
abschotten
25,743 corpus weight
- abspeisen
abspeisen
25,741 corpus weight
- abstrusen
abstrusen
25,740 corpus weight
- Abzweigen
Abzweigen
25,739 corpus weight
- Achensee
Achensee
25,738 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „abspeisen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abspeisen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃpaɪ̯zn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #74,260 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abspeisen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abspeisen is uncommon German at frequency #74,260 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃpaɪ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abspeisen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abspeisen, spelled A-B-S-P-E-I-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandes Hunger stillen
- 2aufhören zu essen
- 3jemanden mit deutlich weniger wieder wegschicken, als dieser sich erwartet/gewünscht hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abspeisen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So hat die Gemeinde im Januar 1864 beschlossen, 10 arme Schulkinder täglich abzuspeisen.
Sie bekommen die Morgensuppe, und nach dem Abspeisen tragen sie dann die leeren Schalen wieder in die Küche.
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.
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