abstempeln
[ˈapˌʃtɛmpl̩n]
The verdict
“abstempeln” is uncommon German (frequency #76,464 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,464
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Stempel auf etwas machen/setzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abstempeln · abstempeln · German
abstempeln · rank #76,464 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,464
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH Absinth
Nearest frequency peer: Absinth (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “abstempeln”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- abonniere
abonniere
23,540 corpus weight
- Absinth
Absinth
23,538 corpus weight
- abstempeln
abstempeln
23,537 corpus weight
- Abwehrkräfte
Abwehrkräfte
23,536 corpus weight
- Abweichler
Abweichler
23,535 corpus weight
- abzuschwäch…
abzuschwächen
23,534 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “abstempeln” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abstempeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃtɛmpl̩n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #76,464 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abstempeln” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
abstempeln is uncommon German at frequency #76,464 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃtɛmpl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abstempeln, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is abstempeln, spelled A-B-S-T-E-M-P-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1einen Stempel auf etwas machen/setzen
- 2jemanden oder etwas (vorschnell) als etwas bezeichnen, bewerten, einem bestimmten Typ zuordnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abstempeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie stempelt der Zugschaffner eigentlich mein Handy-Ticket ab?
Gleich am ersten Schultag wurde Klaus als Klassenclown abgestempelt.
Synonyms
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); 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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