abwertend
German, adjective/ˈapˌveːɐ̯tn̩t/
abwertend is spelled A-B-W-E-R-T-E-N-D (9 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abwertend is a German adjective meaning “derogatory, pejorative, disparaging” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of abwerten. The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Ansehen oder die Bedeutung (durch Äußerungen) vermindernd”.
What does abwertend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
derogatory, pejorative, disparaging
verb
- 1
present participle of abwerten
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. das Ansehen oder die Bedeutung (durch Äußerungen) vermindernd
verb: 1. Partizip Präsens des Verbs abwerten
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 abwertend
- abwertender masculine nominative singular
- am abwertendsten superlative
- abwertende feminine nominative singular
- abwertendes neuter nominative singular
- abwertenden genitive masculine singular
- abwertendem dative masculine singular
- der abwertende definite includes-article masculine
- die abwertende definite feminine includes-article
- das abwertende definite includes-article neuter
- die abwertenden definite includes-article nominative
- des abwertenden definite genitive includes-article
- der abwertenden definite feminine genitive
- dem abwertenden dative definite includes-article
- abw. abbreviation
- abwert. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abwertend?
- /ˈapˌveːɐ̯tn̩t/
- [ˈapˌveːɐ̯tn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abwertend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abwertend in German?
abwertend appears 1.1 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).