Abbau
\ˈapˌbaʊ̯\
The verdict
“Abbau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Démantèlement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abbau · Abbau · French
Abbau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abbau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈapˌbaʊ̯\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Abbau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Abbau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈapˌbaʊ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Abbau in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Abbau, spelled A-B-B-A-U.
Definition
- 1Démantèlement.
- 2Extraction, exploitation (de ressources minières).
- 3Dégradation chimique.
- 4Déconstruction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Abbau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Abbau des eisernen Vorhangs hat das Ende des kalten Kriegs vorbereitet.
Autoindustriearbeiter streiken gegen den Abbau von 2000 Arbeitsstellen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.