Abschreibung
German, noun/ˈapˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ/
Abschreibung is spelled A-B-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abschreibung is a German feminine noun meaning “writedown, writeoff” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Verringerung des Buchwerts von Sachanlagen aufgrund von Abnutzung, oder von Forderungen aufgrund von…”.
What does Abschreibung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewritedown, writeoff
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Verringerung des Buchwerts von Sachanlagen aufgrund von Abnutzung, oder von Forderungen aufgrund von Uneinbringlichkeit 2. Geltendmachung von mehrjährigen Kosten, die steuerbegünstigt sind
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 Abschreibung
- Abschreibungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abschreibung?
- /ˈapˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ/
- [ˈʔapˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
- [ˈapʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abschreibung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abschreibung in German?
Abschreibung appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).