abzwicken
[ˈapˌt͡svɪkn̩]
The verdict
“abzwicken” 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 mit den Fingern oder mit einem Werkzeug zusammendrücken und abtrennen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abzwicken · abzwicken · German
abzwicken · 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 | abzwicken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌt͡svɪkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abzwicken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abzwicken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌt͡svɪkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas mit den Fingern oder mit einem Werkzeug zusammendrücken und abtrennen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abzwicken, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abzwicken, spelled A-B-Z-W-I-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mit den Fingern oder mit einem Werkzeug zusammendrücken und abtrennen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abzwicken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Rose bekommt es gut, wenn man ausgeblühte Blüten abzwickt, bevor die Fruchtknoten zu groß werden.
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.