Wirtschaftsabschwung
German, noun[ˈvɪʁtʃaftsˌʔapʃvʁʊŋ]
Wirtschaftsabschwung is spelled W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T-S-A-B-S-C-H-W-U-N-G (20 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written German, the 495,385th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wirtschaftsabschwung is a German masculine noun meaning “economic downturn, recessionary trend (a period of slowing economic activity, often characterized by declining GDP growth and reduced…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Wirtschaftsabschwung mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineeconomic downturn, recessionary trend (a period of slowing economic activity, often characterized by declining GDP growth and reduced consumer spending)
Viele Ökonomen sehen im aktuellen Zinsanstieg den Beginn für einen globalen Wirtschaftsabschwung.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Wirtschaftsabschwung
- Wirtschaftsabschwungs genitive
- Wirtschaftsabschwunge plural
- Wirtschaftsabschwungen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wirtschaftsabschwung?
- [ˈvɪʁtʃaftsˌʔapʃvʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wirtschaftsabschwung in German?
Wirtschaftsabschwung appears about once in every 65 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).