Abwaschlappen
[ˈapvaʃˌlapn̩]
The verdict
“Abwaschlappen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleines Tuch aus saugfähigem Material zum Abspülen von Geschirr und Reinigung von Oberflächen (in der Küche)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abwaschlappen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapvaʃˌlapn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Abwaschlappen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Abwaschlappen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapvaʃˌlapn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines Tuch aus saugfähigem Material zum Abspülen von Geschirr und Reinigung von Oberflächen (in der Küche)".
Abwaschlappen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Abwaschlappen, spelled A-B-W-A-S-C-H-L-A-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1kleines Tuch aus saugfähigem Material zum Abspülen von Geschirr und Reinigung von Oberflächen (in der Küche)
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Abwaschlappen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-W-A-S-C-H-L-A-P-P-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapvaʃˌlapn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.