abzählen

[ˈapˌt͡sɛːlən]

/[ˈapˌt͡sɛːlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“abzählen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,092 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,092
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine gewisse Anzahl von Personen oder Sachen einer Menge zählen und sie anschließend von ihr abziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abzahlen · abzählen · German

abzählen · rank #55,092 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,092
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abtasten

Nearest frequency peer: abtasten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „abzählen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „abzählen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abzählen
PropertyValue
Headwordabzählen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌt͡sɛːlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,092
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abzählen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abzählenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abtasten“ (#55,091), „Actionfilm“ (#55,093), „abstammen“ (#55,090). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abzählen“ bei #55,092. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abzählen is uncommon German at frequency #55,092 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌt͡sɛːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for abzählen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abzählen, spelled A-B-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine gewisse Anzahl von Personen oder Sachen einer Menge zählen und sie anschließend von ihr abziehen
  2. 2
    alle Personen oder Sachen einer Menge zählen, um deren gesamte Anzahl zu ermitteln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abzählen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aus dem Geldbündel zählte sie zehn nagelneue Hunderter ab und gab sie mir.
  2. Zähl mal 10 Erdbeeren ab, und den Rest verarbeiten wir zu Erdbeermus.

This word in other languages

count(English)contar(Español)compter(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abzählen"?
"abzählen" is spelled A-B-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌt͡sɛːlən].
What does "abzählen" mean?
As a verb, "abzählen" means: eine gewisse Anzahl von Personen oder Sachen einer Menge zählen und sie anschließend von ihr abziehen
How do you pronounce "abzählen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abzählen" is [ˈapˌt͡sɛːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abzählen" come from?
"abzählen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abzählen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abtasten#55,091Aberdeen#55,085anbinden#55,113anführte#55,117

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list