abzurufen

[ˈapt͡suˌʁuːfn̩]

/[ˈapt͡suˌʁuːfn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“abzurufen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,297 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,297
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-abzurufen · abzurufen · German

abzurufen · rank #54,297 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,297
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abzuhängen

Nearest frequency peer: abzuhängen (-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 „abzurufen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abzurufen
PropertyValue
Headwordabzurufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapt͡suˌʁuːfn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,297
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abzurufen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abzurufenfällt 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: „abzuhängen“ (#54,296), „absurdes“ (#54,295), „Agamemnon“ (#54,299). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abzurufen“ bei #54,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abzurufen is uncommon German at frequency #54,297 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapt͡suˌʁuːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abrufen".

No misspelling variants are generated for abzurufen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abzurufen, spelled A-B-Z-U-R-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abrufen

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 "abzurufen"?
"abzurufen" is spelled A-B-Z-U-R-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapt͡suˌʁuːfn̩].
What does "abzurufen" mean?
As a verb, "abzurufen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abrufen
How do you pronounce "abzurufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abzurufen" is [ˈapt͡suˌʁuːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abzurufen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list