abtrieb
[ˈapˌtʁiːp]
The verdict
“abtrieb” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abtreiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-abtrieb · abtrieb · German
abtrieb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | abtrieb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌtʁiːp] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abtrieb“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abtrieb is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌtʁiːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for abtrieb in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is abtrieb, spelled A-B-T-R-I-E-B.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abtreiben
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abtreiben
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.