Ablenkung
German, noun/ˈapˌlɛŋkʊŋ/
Ablenkung is spelled A-B-L-E-N-K-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ablenkung is a German feminine noun meaning “diversion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abweichung von einer Richtung”.
What does Ablenkung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediversion
- 2
femininedistraction
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abweichung von einer Richtung 2. Abbringen von einer eingeschlagenen Richtung oder einem eingeschlagenen Ziel 3. psychische Entspannung/ Zerstreuung
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 Ablenkung
- Ablenkungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ablenkung?
- /ˈapˌlɛŋkʊŋ/
- [ˈapˌlɛŋkʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ablenkung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ablenkung in German?
Ablenkung appears 5.2 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).