Abrasion
German, noun[apʁaˈzi̯oːn]
Abrasion is spelled A-B-R-A-S-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 235,032nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abrasion is a German feminine noun meaning “abrasion (act of abrading)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “operative Entfernung von Gewebe durch Abkratzen, Abschürfen”.
What does Abrasion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineabrasion (act of abrading)
- 2
feminineabrasion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. operative Entfernung von Gewebe durch Abkratzen, Abschürfen 2. die flächenhafte Erosion oder Verwitterung aufgrund des Kollidierens von Frachtmaterial mit Hindernissen und des damit verbundenen Abschabens (vor allem an der Küste von großen Seen oder Meeren)
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 Abrasion
- Abrasionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abrasion?
- [apʁaˈzi̯oːn]
- [abʁaˈzi̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abrasion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abrasion in German?
Abrasion appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).