sich das Wasser abschlagen
[zɪç das ˈvasɐ ˈapˌʃlaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“sich das Wasser abschlagen” 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 September 3, 2026) - Urin ausscheiden, Wasser lassen (nur von Männern)
Corpus desk
Index DE-sich-das-wasser-abschlag · sich das Wasser abschlagen · German
sich das Wasser abschlagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 26 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sich das Wasser abschlagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [zɪç das ˈvasɐ ˈapˌʃlaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sich das Wasser abschlagen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sich das Wasser abschlagen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [zɪç das ˈvasɐ ˈapˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Urin ausscheiden, Wasser lassen (nur von Männern)".
sich das Wasser abschlagen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sich das Wasser abschlagen, spelled S-I-C-H- -D-A-S- -W-A-S-S-E-R- -A-B-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Urin ausscheiden, Wasser lassen (nur von Männern)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sich das Wasser abschlagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er stand im Gebüsch und schlug sich das Wasser ab.“
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.