Abschwächung
German, noun[ˈapˌʃvɛçʊŋ]
Abschwächung is spelled A-B-S-C-H-W-Ä-C-H-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,749th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abschwächung is a German feminine noun meaning “lessening, weakening, softening, attenuation (act or process of making weaker)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Verringerung der Stärke oder Intensität”.
What does Abschwächung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelessening, weakening, softening, attenuation (act or process of making weaker)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Verringerung der Stärke oder Intensität
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 Abschwächung
- Abschwächungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abschwächung?
- [ˈapˌʃvɛçʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abschwächung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abschwächung in German?
Abschwächung appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).