abscisio
The verdict
“abscisio” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abschneiden
Corpus desk
Index DE-abscisio · abscisio · German
abscisio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abscisio |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abscisio“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abscisio is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for abscisio in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abscisio, spelled A-B-S-C-I-S-I-O.
Definition
- 1Abschneiden
- 2Aposiopese, Retizenz
- 3Versagen
- 4Apokope
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abscisio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Itaque ostendentes et numerum annorum et tempus LX duarum et dimidiae ebdomadarum adimpleta, quibus completis ‚venisse Christum‘, id est natum vidimus unctum, videamus, quid aliae septem ebdomadae et dimidia, quae sunt subdivisae in abscisione priorum ebdomadarum, in quo actu sint adimpletae.“ (Tert. adv. Iud. 8,15)
„Quam interpretationem de abscisione Attidis Graecontm sapientium doctrina reppererit.“ (Aug. civ. 7,25)
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.