den Löffel abgeben
[deːn ˈlœfl̩ ˈapɡeːbn̩]
The verdict
“den Löffel abgeben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sterben
Corpus desk
Index DE-den-loffel-abgeben · den Löffel abgeben · German
den Löffel abgeben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | den Löffel abgeben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [deːn ˈlœfl̩ ˈapɡeːbn̩] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „den Löffel abgeben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
den Löffel abgeben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [deːn ˈlœfl̩ ˈapɡeːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sterben".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for den Löffel abgeben, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is den Löffel abgeben, spelled D-E-N- -L-Ö-F-F-E-L- -A-B-G-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1sterben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how den Löffel abgeben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Christa hat in diesem Jahr den Löffel abgegeben.
Synonyms
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.