Abrissbirne
German, noun/ˈapʁɪsˌbɪʁnə/
Abrissbirne is spelled A-B-R-I-S-S-B-I-R-N-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abrissbirne is a German feminine noun meaning “wrecking ball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Stahlkugel, die gegen ein Gebäude geschleudert wird, um dieses zum Einsturz zu bringen”.
What does Abrissbirne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewrecking ball
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Stahlkugel, die gegen ein Gebäude geschleudert wird, um dieses zum Einsturz zu bringen
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 Abrissbirne
- Abrissbirnen plural
- Abrißbirne obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abrissbirne?
- /ˈapʁɪsˌbɪʁnə/
- [ˈapʁɪsˌbɪʁnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Abrissbirne in German?
Abrissbirne 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).