how to pronounce abdriften

/ˈapˌdʁɪftn̩/

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abdriften is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of abdriften in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… geiste ist dieses abdriften ins irreale …”

meanings of abdriften

verb:

To drift off course.

abdriften frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word abdriften occurs in german on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.