Abriß
German, noun[aˈbʁiː]
Abriß is spelled A-B-R-I-SS (5 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 222,832nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abriß is a German masculine noun meaning “alternative spelling of Abriss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Erosion entstandener Steinüberhang, der Tieren oder früher Menschen als Unterschlupf oder Wohnplatz…”.
What does Abriß mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative spelling of Abriss
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durch Erosion entstandener Steinüberhang, der Tieren oder früher Menschen als Unterschlupf oder Wohnplatz diente
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 Abriß
- Abrisses genitive
- Abrisse plural
- Abrissen dative definite plural
- Abris nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abriß?
- [aˈbʁiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Abriß in German?
Abriß appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).