abstillen
[ˈapˌʃtɪlən]
The verdict
“abstillen” 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) - aufhören, ein Baby mit Muttermilch von der Brust zu füttern (= stillen); einen Säugling von der Muttermilch entwöhnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abstillen · abstillen · German
abstillen · 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 | abstillen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃtɪlən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abstillen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abstillen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃtɪlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufhören, ein Baby mit Muttermilch von der Brust zu füttern (= stillen); einen Säugling von der Muttermilch entwöhnen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abstillen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is abstillen, spelled A-B-S-T-I-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1aufhören, ein Baby mit Muttermilch von der Brust zu füttern (= stillen); einen Säugling von der Muttermilch entwöhnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abstillen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sina stillt ihre Tochter gerade ab, weil diese nun vormittags zu einer Tagesmutter gehen wird.
Wann man ein Kind am besten abstillen sollte, ist unter Kinderärzten und Hebammen sehr umstritten.
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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.