abzuschwächen
[ˈapt͡suˌʃvɛçn̩]
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)
- abstempeln
abstempeln
23,537 corpus weight
- Abwehrkräfte
Abwehrkräfte
23,536 corpus weight
- Abweichler
Abweichler
23,535 corpus weight
- abzuschwäch…
abzuschwächen
23,534 corpus weight
- abzuwerfen
abzuwerfen
23,533 corpus weight
- acs
acs
23,532 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abzuschwächen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapt͡suˌʃvɛçn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #76,467 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abzuschwächen” sits in German frequency
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
- 1erweiterter 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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