Abschmelzung
German, noun/ˈap.ʃmɛl.tsʊŋ/
Abschmelzung is spelled A-B-S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written German, the 343,581st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abschmelzung is a German feminine noun meaning “smelting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorgang, bei dem durch Erwärmen die Oberfläche verflüssigt wird”.
What does Abschmelzung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesmelting
- 2
femininedownsizing, streamlining, reducing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorgang, bei dem durch Erwärmen die Oberfläche verflüssigt wird
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 Abschmelzung
- Abschmelzungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abschmelzung?
- /ˈap.ʃmɛl.tsʊŋ/
- [ˈapˌʃmɛlt͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Abschmelzung in German?
Abschmelzung appears about once in every 34 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).