Absicht
German, noun/ˈapzɪçt/
Absicht is spelled A-B-S-I-C-H-T (7 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written German, the 2,820th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Absicht is a German feminine noun meaning “intention” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wille, etwas zu realisieren”.
What does Absicht mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineintention
mit schlechten Absichten
- 2
feminineintent
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wille, etwas zu realisieren 2. Grund für eine Handlung 3. besondere Form des Vorsatzes im Strafrecht, die sich dadurch auszeichnet, dass es dem Täter auf den Erfolg ankommt
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 Absicht
- Absichten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Absicht?
- /ˈapzɪçt/
- [ˈapz̥ɪçt]
- [ˈapzɪçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Absicht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Absicht in German?
Absicht appears 29 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).