etwas die Spitze abbrechen
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The verdict
“etwas die Spitze abbrechen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 26
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einer Sache die Schärfe, das Gefährliche nehmen, besänftigend wirken
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | etwas die Spitze abbrechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “etwas die Spitze abbrechen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
etwas die Spitze abbrechen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einer Sache die Schärfe, das Gefährliche nehmen, besänftigend wirken".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for etwas die Spitze abbrechen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 etwas die Spitze abbrechen, spelled E-T-W-A-S- -D-I-E- -S-P-I-T-Z-E- -A-B-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1einer Sache die Schärfe, das Gefährliche nehmen, besänftigend wirken
Synonyms
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.
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- The one correct German spelling is E-T-W-A-S- -D-I-E- -S-P-I-T-Z-E- -A-B-B-R-E-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.