abscisio

noun

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.

Key facts for abscisio
PropertyValue
Headwordabscisio
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abscisio“ im Deutschen

abscisioliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Abschneiden
  2. 2
    Aposiopese, Retizenz
  3. 3
    Versagen
  4. 4
    Apokope

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abscisio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „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)
  2. „Quam interpretationem de abscisione Attidis Graecontm sapientium doctrina reppererit.“ (Aug. civ. 7,25)

Synonyms

aposiopesispraecisioreticentiaapocope

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abscisio"?
"abscisio" is spelled A-B-S-C-I-S-I-O.
What does "abscisio" mean?
As a noun, "abscisio" means: Abschneiden
What language does "abscisio" come from?
"abscisio" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list