Abschöpfung
German, noun[ˈapˌʃœp͡fʊŋ]
Abschöpfung is spelled A-B-S-C-H-Ö-P-F-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abschöpfung is a German feminine noun meaning “levy, import or export tax” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a verbal noun of abschöpfen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Entfernen von etwas, das sich oben (auf einer Flüssigkeit) befindet”.
What does Abschöpfung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineverbal noun of abschöpfen
- 2
femininelevy, import or export tax
- 3
femininethe practice of keeping a disproportionate amount of income
- 4
feminineunofficial or illegal (cyber) espionage, wiretapping
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Entfernen von etwas, das sich oben (auf einer Flüssigkeit) befindet 2. variable Einfuhrabgabe 3. Besteuerung oder Einbehalten von (überhöhten oder illegalen) Gewinnen, Einkommen oder Vermögen 4. unbemerkte Sammlung von Informationen
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 Abschöpfung
- Abschöpfungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abschöpfung?
- [ˈapˌʃœp͡fʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Abschöpfung in German?
Abschöpfung appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).