Abdankung
German, noun/ˈapˌdaŋkʊŋ/
Abdankung is spelled A-B-D-A-N-K-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,845th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abdankung is a German feminine noun meaning “resignation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Rücktritt aus einer Funktion, einem Amt, von einem Posten”.
What does Abdankung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineresignation
- 2
feminineobsoletedismissal
- 3
Switzerlandfemininememorial service
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Rücktritt aus einer Funktion, einem Amt, von einem Posten 2. Entlassung aus dem Dienst 3. evangelisch-reformierte oder auch nichtkirchliche Trauerfeier 4. Rede, die zu Ehren einer verstorbenen Person bei ihrer Beerdigung gehalten wird
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 Abdankung
- Abdankungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abdankung?
- /ˈapˌdaŋkʊŋ/
- [ˈʔapˌdaŋkʊŋ]
- [ˈapˌdaŋkʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abdankung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abdankung in German?
Abdankung appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).