Abtötung
German, noun/ˈapˌtøːtʊŋ/
Abtötung is spelled A-B-T-Ö-T-U-N-G (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 179,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abtötung is a German feminine noun meaning “killing (esp. of bacteria)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vernichtung von Kleinstlebewesen”.
What does Abtötung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekilling (esp. of bacteria)
- 2
femininemortification
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vernichtung von Kleinstlebewesen 2. Unterdrückung (von Gefühlen, Trieben…)
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 Abtötung
- Abtötungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abtötung?
- /ˈapˌtøːtʊŋ/
- [ˈapˌtøːtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Abtötung in German?
Abtötung appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).