abtörnen
[ˈapˌtœʁnən]
The verdict
“abtörnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine vorhandene positive oder erregte Einstellung so beeinflussen, dass weniger Erregung oder Aufregung herrscht
Corpus desk
Index DE-abtornen · abtörnen · German
abtörnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | abtörnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌtœʁnən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abtörnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abtörnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌtœʁnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine vorhandene positive oder erregte Einstellung so beeinflussen, dass weniger Erregung oder Aufregung herrscht".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abtörnen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abtörnen, spelled A-B-T-Ö-R-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine vorhandene positive oder erregte Einstellung so beeinflussen, dass weniger Erregung oder Aufregung herrscht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abtörnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kannst du langsam mal abtörnen? Ewig im Zimmer herumrennen bringt ja auch nichts.
Als ich dann diese hellgelbe Unterhose in Rippenmuster sah, hat mich das endgültig abgetörnt.
Antonyms
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.