abtrennen
\ˌap.ˈtrɛː.nən\
The verdict
“abtrennen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Séparer, détacher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abtrennen · abtrennen · French
abtrennen · 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 | abtrennen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌap.ˈtrɛː.nən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
abtrennen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌap.ˈtrɛː.nən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abtrennen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is abtrennen, spelled A-B-T-R-E-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Séparer, détacher.
- 2Découdre.
- 3Couper (du fil, une chaînette).
- 4Déconnecter.
- 5Sevrer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abtrennen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
(Salzsäure) vermag eine Gruppe von Metallen durch Fällung von anderen Metallen abzutrennen.
Die Hydra war eine vielköpfige Schlange, deren Trick darin bestand, für jeden abgetrennten Kopf zwei neue nachwachsen zu lassen – Herkules hatte seine liebe Mühe damit.
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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.