Abgrenzung
German, noun/ˈapˌɡʁɛntsʊŋ/
Abgrenzung is spelled A-B-G-R-E-N-Z-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 7.9 times per million words in written German, the 8,529th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abgrenzung is a German feminine noun meaning “demarcation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Erstellen von Grenzen”.
What does Abgrenzung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedemarcation
- 2
femininedifferentiation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Erstellen von Grenzen 2. verbale Distanzierung 3. der Akt des Unterscheidens
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 Abgrenzung
- Abgrenzungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abgrenzung?
- /ˈapˌɡʁɛntsʊŋ/
- [ˈʔapˌɡʁɛntsʊŋ]
- [ˈapˌɡʁɛnt͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abgrenzung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abgrenzung in German?
Abgrenzung appears 7.9 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).