Abschirmung

[ˈapˌʃɪʁmʊŋ]

/[ˈapˌʃɪʁmʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abschirmung” is uncommon German (frequency #54,291 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,291
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Anbringung einer Schutzhülle, so dass das Austreten oder Eindringen von etwas verhindert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-abschirmung · Abschirmung · German

Abschirmung · rank #54,291 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,291
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abscheulichen

Nearest frequency peer: abscheulichen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Abschirmung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Abschirmung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abschirmung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbschirmung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃɪʁmʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,291
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abschirmung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Abschirmungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abscheulichen“ (#54,290), „Abschlusses“ (#54,292), „abgleichen“ (#54,289). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abschirmung“ bei #54,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abschirmung is uncommon German at frequency #54,291 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌʃɪʁmʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Abschirmung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Abschirmung, spelled A-B-S-C-H-I-R-M-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Anbringung einer Schutzhülle, so dass das Austreten oder Eindringen von etwas verhindert wird
  2. 2
    die angebrachte Schutzhülle von [1]
  3. 3
    im übertragenen Sinne: die Verhinderung von Kontakten mit anderen Menschen oder einer bestimmten relevanten Gruppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Abschirmung von radioaktivem Material ist lebenswichtig.
  2. Man kann nicht ohne Risiko die Abschirmung entfernen.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abschirmung"?
"Abschirmung" is spelled A-B-S-C-H-I-R-M-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃɪʁmʊŋ].
What does "Abschirmung" mean?
As a noun, "Abschirmung" means: die Anbringung einer Schutzhülle, so dass das Austreten oder Eindringen von etwas verhindert wird
How do you pronounce "Abschirmung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abschirmung" is [ˈapˌʃɪʁmʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abschirmung" come from?
"Abschirmung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Abschirmung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abschlusses#54,292abschmecken#54,293überschlägt#54,281Überquerung#54,280

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list