abgewürgt

[ˈapɡəˌvʏʁkt]

/[ˈapɡəˌvʏʁkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“abgewürgt” is uncommon German (frequency #80,026 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,026
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abwürgen

Key facts for abgewürgt
PropertyValue
Headwordabgewürgt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapɡəˌvʏʁkt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,026
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abgewürgt” 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). abgewürgt lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

abgewürgt is uncommon German at frequency #80,026 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapɡəˌvʏʁkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abwürgen".

No misspelling variants are generated for abgewürgt in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is abgewürgt, spelled A-B-G-E-W-Ü-R-G-T.

Definition

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    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abwürgen

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 "abgewürgt"?
"abgewürgt" is spelled A-B-G-E-W-Ü-R-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapɡəˌvʏʁkt].
What does "abgewürgt" mean?
As a verb, "abgewürgt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs abwürgen
How do you pronounce "abgewürgt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abgewürgt" is [ˈapɡəˌvʏʁkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abgewürgt" come from?
"abgewürgt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “abgewürgt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-B-G-E-W-Ü-R-G-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈapɡəˌvʏʁkt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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