Abzeichen
German, noun/ˈapˌtsaɪ̯çən/
Abzeichen is spelled A-B-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N (9 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 16,125th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abzeichen is a German neuter noun meaning “badge (distinctive mark)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine tragbare Kopie eines Zeichens, eines grafischen Symbols”.
What does Abzeichen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbadge (distinctive mark)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine tragbare Kopie eines Zeichens, eines grafischen Symbols 2. eine Auszeichnung 3. abweichende Fell- oder Hautfärbung am Kopf, auf dem Rücken und/oder an den Beinen bei Tieren
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 Abzeichen
- Abzeichens genitive
- Abz. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abzeichen?
- /ˈapˌtsaɪ̯çən/
- [ˈapˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abzeichen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abzeichen in German?
Abzeichen appears 3.5 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).