Abschweifung
[ˈapˌʃvaɪ̯fʊŋ]
The verdict
“Abschweifung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abweichung von einer Richtung
Corpus desk
Index DE-abschweifung · Abschweifung · German
Abschweifung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Abschweifung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃvaɪ̯fʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abschweifung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abschweifung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌʃvaɪ̯fʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Abschweifung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Abschweifung, spelled A-B-S-C-H-W-E-I-F-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Abweichung von einer Richtung
- 2Ausweichen in ein anderes Thema
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Abschweifung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber lassen wir diese Abschweifungen über unwiderruflich Vergangenes; da ich mein Glück in meinen Erinnerungen finde, wäre ich verrückt, wenn ich nutzlosen Selbstanklagen nachhängen würde.“
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.