abzukürzen

[ˈapt͡suˌkʏʁt͡sn̩]

/[ˈapt͡suˌkʏʁt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abzukürzen” is uncommon German (frequency #86,135 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,135
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abkürzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abzukurzen · abzukürzen · German

abzukürzen · rank #86,135 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,135
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abzugleichen

Nearest frequency peer: abzugleichen (-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 „abzukürzen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abzukürzen
PropertyValue
Headwordabzukürzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapt͡suˌkʏʁt͡sn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,135
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abzukürzen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abzugleichen“ (#86,134), „abzusteigen“ (#86,136), „abwimmeln“ (#86,133). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abzukürzen“ bei #86,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abzukürzen is uncommon German at frequency #86,135 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapt͡suˌkʏʁt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abkürzen".

No misspelling variants are generated for abzukürzen 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is abzukürzen, spelled A-B-Z-U-K-Ü-R-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abkürzen

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 "abzukürzen"?
"abzukürzen" is spelled A-B-Z-U-K-Ü-R-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapt͡suˌkʏʁt͡sn̩].
What does "abzukürzen" mean?
As a verb, "abzukürzen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abkürzen
How do you pronounce "abzukürzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abzukürzen" is [ˈapt͡suˌkʏʁt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abzukürzen" come from?
"abzukürzen" 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 "abzukürzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abwehrchef#86,132abbestellt#86,118anfertigte#86,159Angebetete#86,160

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list