Abreibung
German, noun[ˈapˌʀaɪ̯bʊŋ]
Abreibung is spelled A-B-R-E-I-B-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 80,178th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abreibung is a German feminine noun meaning “abrasion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handlung, etwas abzureiben”.
What does Abreibung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineabrasion
- 2
femininebeating
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handlung, etwas abzureiben 2. Verabreichung von Prügel/Schlägen
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 Abreibung
- Abreibungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abreibung?
- [ˈapˌʀaɪ̯bʊŋ]
- [ˈapˌʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abreibung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abreibung in German?
Abreibung appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).