Abbreviation
[abʁevi̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Abbreviation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Schrift oder Druck abgekürztes Wort
Corpus desk
Index DE-abbreviation · Abbreviation · German
Abbreviation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abbreviation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [abʁevi̯aˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abbreviation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abbreviation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [abʁevi̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Abbreviation in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Abbreviation, spelled A-B-B-R-E-V-I-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1in Schrift oder Druck abgekürztes Wort
- 2Verkürzung der Individualentwicklung eines Individuums durch den Wegfall von Entwicklungsstufen
- 3Verkürzung einer Notenschrift oder einer Vortragsbezeichnung
- 4Zeichen für Verzierungen in der Notation
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Abbreviation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
IMHO ist eine Abbreviation.
Abbreviation kommt beispielsweise bei einigen Schwanzlurchen vor, die ihr Leben lang Larven mit äußeren Kiemen bleiben und in diesem Stadium geschlechtsreif werden.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.