Absatz
German, noun/ˈapzat͡s/
Absatz is spelled A-B-S-A-T-Z (6 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written German, the 3,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Absatz is a German masculine noun meaning “paragraph (passage in text)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “neben der Beschaffung und der Produktion die dritte grundlegende betriebliche Funktion; umfasst alle…”.
What does Absatz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparagraph (passage in text)
- 2
masculinelanding, place on stairs where there is an interruption
- 3
masculinea similar interruption in the slope of a hill or mountain
- 4
masculineheel (raised part at the back of some shoes)
- 5
masculinesediment
- 6
masculineselling, sales, the process of marketing and selling goods
- 7
masculinesales volume, turnover (quantity that has been sold on the market)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. neben der Beschaffung und der Produktion die dritte grundlegende betriebliche Funktion; umfasst alle betrieblichen Maßnahmen, die der Veräußerung und dem Verkauf der produzierten Güter dienen 2. der Prozess des Verkaufens oder Absetzens 3. die Unterbrechung eines fortlaufenden Textes durch den Neubeginn in einer neuen Zeile oder in einem ganz neuen Abschnitt 4. der erhöhte Teil der Schuhsohle am hinteren Schuhende
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 Absatz
- Absatzes genitive
- Absätze plural
- Absatze dative singular
- Absätzen dative definite plural
- Abs. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Absatz?
- /ˈapzat͡s/
- [ˈapˌzat͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Absatz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Absatz in German?
Absatz appears 25 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).