abzuschwächen

[ˈapt͡suˌʃvɛçn̩]

/[ˈapt͡suˌʃvɛçn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“abzuschwächen” is uncommon German (frequency #76,467 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,467
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-abzuschwachen · abzuschwächen · German

abzuschwächen · rank #76,467 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,467
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abweichler

Nearest frequency peer: Abweichler (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “abzuschwächen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “abzuschwächen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abzuschwächen
PropertyValue
Headwordabzuschwächen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapt͡suˌʃvɛçn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#76,467
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abzuschwächen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abzuschwächen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abzuschwächen is uncommon German at frequency #76,467 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapt͡suˌʃvɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abschwächen".

abzuschwächen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abzuschwächen, spelled A-B-Z-U-S-C-H-W-Ä-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abschwächen

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list