ABC
German, adjective
ABC is spelled A-B-C (3 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written German, the 10,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). ABC is a German adjective meaning “initialism of atomar, biologisch und chemisch (“NBC”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Abc is a different word: “ABC, alphabet”.
What does ABC mean in English?
adjective
- 1
initialism of atomar, biologisch und chemisch (“NBC”)
ABC-Waffen
noun
- 1
neuterABC, alphabet
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. alphabetische Ordnung der Buchstaben, das aus lateinischen Buchstaben bestehende Alphabet 2. die Grundlagen, das Grundwissen
noun: 1. Reihenfolge der Buchstaben von A-Z; Alphabet
abbreviation: 1. Abkürzung für atomare, biologische und chemische Kampf- und Gefahrenstoffe
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 ABC
- Abece alternative uncommon
- ABC alternative nonstandard
- Abc alternative
- ABCs genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ABC
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ABC in German?
ABC 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).