absplittern
[ˈapˌʃplɪtɐn]
The verdict
“absplittern” 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) - ein kleines, spitzes Teilstück (Splitter) von etwas abbrechen, abreißen
Corpus desk
Index DE-absplittern · absplittern · German
absplittern · 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 | absplittern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃplɪtɐn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „absplittern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
absplittern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃplɪtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for absplittern in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is absplittern, spelled A-B-S-P-L-I-T-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1ein kleines, spitzes Teilstück (Splitter) von etwas abbrechen, abreißen
- 2als kleines, spitzes Teilstück von etwas abfallen, abgebrochen werden
- 3sich als kleiner Teil von einer größeren Gruppe trennen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how absplittern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Goebel, 1848 aus Springe bei Hannover in die USA eingewandert, konnte vor Gericht nachweisen, daß er bereits 1854 gebrauchsfähige Glühbirnen hergestellt hatte – sogar ähnliche wie Edison, und zwar mit Bambusfasern, die er von seinem Spazierstock abgesplittert hatte.“
„Seinem Kollegen war ein Stück vom Knochen am rechten Knie abgesplittert.“
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.