Abbau
German, noun[ˈapˌbaʊ̯]
Abbau is spelled A-B-B-A-U (5 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abbau is a German masculine noun meaning “dismantling, demolition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Beseitigung, der Rückbau von baulichen und anderen (auch zeitweilig errichteten) technischen oder…”.
What does Abbau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedismantling, demolition
- 2
masculinemining
- 3
masculinedecomposition, separation, analysis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Beseitigung, der Rückbau von baulichen und anderen (auch zeitweilig errichteten) technischen oder künstlichen Anlagen, Einrichtungen, Aufbauten und Ähnlichem 2. allmähliche Verringerung oder Beseitigung 3. Verringerung in der Personenzahl, Minderung von Beständen 4. der Übergang von komplexeren zu einfacheren Strukturen und Formen
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 Abbau
- Abbaues genitive
- Abbaus genitive
- Abbaue plural
- Abbauen dative definite plural
- Abbauten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abbau?
- [ˈapˌbaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abbau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abbau in German?
Abbau appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).