abschwören
[ˈapˌʃvøːʁən]
The verdict
“abschwören” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich deutlich distanzieren, Abstand nehmen von etwas, dem man ehemals nahe stand
Corpus desk
Index DE-abschworen · abschwören · German
abschwören · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | abschwören |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃvøːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abschwören“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abschwören is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌʃvøːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich deutlich distanzieren, Abstand nehmen von etwas, dem man ehemals nahe stand".
abschwören doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is abschwören, spelled A-B-S-C-H-W-Ö-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich deutlich distanzieren, Abstand nehmen von etwas, dem man ehemals nahe stand
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abschwören appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nicht alle Judosportler schworen der Gewalt ab.
‚Nie wieder Wodka‘, dachte der Student am Morgen nach der Party. ‚Ich schwöre dem Alkohol endgültig ab.‘
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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.