abzwacken
[ˈapˌt͡svakn̩]
The verdict
“abzwacken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas kneifend abtrennen; abkneifen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abzwacken · abzwacken · German
abzwacken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abzwacken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌt͡svakn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abzwacken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abzwacken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌt͡svakn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abzwacken, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is abzwacken, spelled A-B-Z-W-A-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas kneifend abtrennen; abkneifen
- 2einen kleinen Teil von etwas (ohnehin schon Knappem) für einen anderen (eigenen) Zweck wegnehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abzwacken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie zwackte einen Teil des Brotes ab.
Er hat mir einen kleinen Teil von meinen Verdiensten abgezwackt.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.