Abänderung
German, noun/ˈʔapˌʔɛndəʁʊŋ/
Abänderung is spelled A-B-Ä-N-D-E-R-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 64,132nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abänderung is a German feminine noun meaning “alteration, change” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die (geringe) Veränderung oder Anpassung von etwas (zum Besseren)”.
What does Abänderung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealteration, change
- 2
femininemodification, revision
- 3
feminineamendment
- 4
femininecommutation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die (geringe) Veränderung oder Anpassung von etwas (zum Besseren) 2. Phase der hormonellen Umstellung bei Frauen, in der die Menstruation sowie die Empfängnisfähigkeit schrittweise aufhören
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Abänderung
- Abänderungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abänderung?
- /ˈʔapˌʔɛndəʁʊŋ/
- [ˈapˌʔɛndəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abänderung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abänderung in German?
Abänderung appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).