abschütteln
\ˈapˌʃʏtl̩n\
The verdict
“abschütteln” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Semer, laisser loin derrière soi.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abschutteln · abschütteln · French
abschütteln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | abschütteln |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈapˌʃʏtl̩n\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
abschütteln is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈapˌʃʏtl̩n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
abschütteln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is abschütteln, spelled A-B-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Semer, laisser loin derrière soi.
- 2Se libérer de quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abschütteln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Polizisten verfolgten den verdächtigen Wagen, der mit waghalsigen Manövern versuchte, die Polizei abzuschütteln.
Du warst letztes Jahr der Einzige, der den Imperius-Fluch vollständig abschütteln konnte, […]
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.