Abbildung
German, noun/ˈap.bɪl.dʊŋ/
Abbildung is spelled A-B-B-I-L-D-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written German, the 7,590th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abbildung is a German feminine noun meaning “depiction, image, figure, picture, illustration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas bildlich, grafisch, durch optische oder elektronische Verfahren oder symbolisch Dargestelltes, eine…”.
What does Abbildung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedepiction, image, figure, picture, illustration
- 2
femininemapping
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas bildlich, grafisch, durch optische oder elektronische Verfahren oder symbolisch Dargestelltes, eine mehr oder weniger gute Kopie des eigentlichen, realen Bildes realer Gegenstände, Personen, Situationen, … 2. Vorgang des Abbildens von etwas 3. Zuordnung von Elementen einer Menge in die einer anderen Menge
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 Abbildung
- Abbildungen plural
- Abb. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abbildung?
- /ˈap.bɪl.dʊŋ/
- [ˈʔap̚.b̥ɪl.dʊŋ]
- [ˈapˌbɪldʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abbildung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abbildung in German?
Abbildung appears 9.1 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).