Abschneider
German, noun/ˈapʃnaɪ̯dɐ/
Abschneider is spelled A-B-S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written German, the 618,004th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abschneider is a German masculine noun meaning “shortcut” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an agent noun of abschneiden; cutter (A device or tool that cuts). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Werkzeug zum Abschneiden”.
What does Abschneider mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineagent noun of abschneiden; cutter (A device or tool that cuts)
- 2
Austriacolloquialmasculineshortcut
Wenn wir einen Abschneider machen, kommen wir rechtzeitig an.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Werkzeug zum Abschneiden 2. kürzerer Weg, Abkürzung
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 Abschneider
- Abschneiders genitive
- Abschneiderin feminine
- Abschneidern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abschneider?
- /ˈapʃnaɪ̯dɐ/
- [ˈapˌʃnaɪ̯dɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abschneider
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abschneider in German?
Abschneider appears about once in every 95 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).