Schwangerschaftsabbruch

[ˈʃvaŋɐʃaft͡sˌʔapbʁʊx]

/[ˈʃvaŋɐʃaft͡sˌʔapbʁʊx]/ noun

The verdict

“Schwangerschaftsabbruch” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #45,576 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#45,576
frequency rank, German
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gynäkologisch durchgeführte Abtötung und Entfernung eines Embryos beziehungsweise Fötus aus der Gebärmutter

Key facts for Schwangerschaftsabbruch
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwangerschaftsabbruch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvaŋɐʃaft͡sˌʔapbʁʊx]
Letters23
Frequency rank#45,576
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schwangerschaftsabbruch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schwangerschaftsabbruch lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schwangerschaftsabbruch is 23 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃvaŋɐʃaft͡sˌʔapbʁʊx]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,576 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "gynäkologisch durchgeführte Abtötung und Entfernung eines Embryos beziehungsweise Fötus aus der Gebärmutter".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schwangerschaftsabbruch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schwangerschaftsabbruch, spelled S-C-H-W-A-N-G-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T-S-A-B-B-R-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    gynäkologisch durchgeführte Abtötung und Entfernung eines Embryos beziehungsweise Fötus aus der Gebärmutter

Synonyms

AbtreibungInterruptioSchwangerschaftsunterbrechung

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schwangerschaftsabbruch"?
"Schwangerschaftsabbruch" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-N-G-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T-S-A-B-B-R-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaŋɐʃaft͡sˌʔapbʁʊx].
What does "Schwangerschaftsabbruch" mean?
As a noun, "Schwangerschaftsabbruch" means: gynäkologisch durchgeführte Abtötung und Entfernung eines Embryos beziehungsweise Fötus aus der Gebärmutter
How do you pronounce "Schwangerschaftsabbruch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwangerschaftsabbruch" is [ˈʃvaŋɐʃaft͡sˌʔapbʁʊx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwangerschaftsabbruch" come from?
"Schwangerschaftsabbruch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Schwangerschaftsabbruch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-A-N-G-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T-S-A-B-B-R-U-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃvaŋɐʃaft͡sˌʔapbʁʊx] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list