abbrechen
German, verb
abbrechen is spelled A-B-B-R-E-C-H-E-N (9 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written German, the 10,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abbrechen is a German verb meaning “to break off (remove by breaking)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Abbrechen is a different word: “gerund of abbrechen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Krafteinwirkung einen Teil vom Ganzen trennen, teilen”.
What does abbrechen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to break off (remove by breaking)
Der Sturm brach die Spitzen und Äste vieler Bäume ab.
- 2
to be broken off
Der Tassengriff bricht ab.
- 3
to terminate, to end, to stop (especially suddenly or unexpectedly)
Der Athlet musste das Training wegen einer Verletzung abbrechen.
- 4
to pull down (demolish)
die Brücken hinter sich abbrechen
- 5
to discard (throw away)
noun
- 1
neutergerund of abbrechen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. durch Krafteinwirkung einen Teil vom Ganzen trennen, teilen 2. etwas beenden, unterbrechen 3. Prozess annullieren 4. ein Bauwerk oder Schiff abreißen, demontieren, rückbauen
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 abbrechen
- bricht ab present singular third-person
- brach ab past
- abgebrochen participle past
- bräche ab past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- 4 strong
- haben or sein auxiliary
- abbrechend participle present
- abzubrechen infinitive infinitive-zu
- breche ab first-person indicative present
- brechen ab first-person indicative plural
- brichst ab indicative present second-person
- brecht ab indicative plural present
- brechest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- brechet ab plural second-person subjunctive
- brachen ab first-person indicative plural
- brächen ab first-person formal plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to abbrechen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abbrechen in German?
abbrechen appears 6.2 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).