Abreaktion

[ˈapʁeakˌt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˈapʁeakˌt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Abreaktion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, bei dem psychische Spannungen und Hemmungen durch das bewusste Nacherleben beseitigt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-abreaktion · Abreaktion · German

Abreaktion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Abreaktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbreaktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapʁeakˌt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abreaktion“ im Deutschen

Abreaktionsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abreaktion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapʁeakˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Abreaktion has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Abreaktion, spelled A-B-R-E-A-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang, bei dem psychische Spannungen und Hemmungen durch das bewusste Nacherleben beseitigt werden
  2. 2
    Vorgang, bei dem psychische Spannungen und aufgestaute Gefühle in einer bestimmten Handlung entladen werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Abreaktion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei der Behandlung von Psychotrauma ist es wichtig, die Integration des Erlebten in den eigenen Erfahrungskontext durch "Abreaktion" zu erlangen.
  2. „Der Psychotherapeut, zu dem sie, gut amerikanisch, eilt, rät zur Abreaktion der Ängste in Gedichten.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abreaktion"?
"Abreaktion" is spelled A-B-R-E-A-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapʁeakˌt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Abreaktion" mean?
As a noun, "Abreaktion" means: Vorgang, bei dem psychische Spannungen und Hemmungen durch das bewusste Nacherleben beseitigt werden
How do you pronounce "Abreaktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abreaktion" is [ˈapʁeakˌt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abreaktion" come from?
"Abreaktion" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list