abtrotzen
[ˈapˌtʁɔt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“abtrotzen” 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) - durch intensives Bemühen, durch Beharrlichkeit (von jemandem) trotz Widerstand erhalten
Corpus desk
Index DE-abtrotzen · abtrotzen · German
abtrotzen · 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 | abtrotzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌtʁɔt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abtrotzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abtrotzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌtʁɔt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch intensives Bemühen, durch Beharrlichkeit (von jemandem) trotz Widerstand erhalten".
Zero misspellings are on record for abtrotzen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is abtrotzen, spelled A-B-T-R-O-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch intensives Bemühen, durch Beharrlichkeit (von jemandem) trotz Widerstand erhalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abtrotzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seit langem versuchen Unternehmen, Regierungen die Bohrerlaubnis abzutrotzen.“
Der Aufsteiger trotzte unserer Mannschaft ein Unentschieden ab.
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.