Abschwung
[ˈapˌʃvʊŋ]
The verdict
“Abschwung” is uncommon German (frequency #69,960 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,960
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Bewegung von etwas nach unten, das zuvor (mindestens) einen Aufschwung (eine Bewegung nach oben) hatte
Corpus desk
Index DE-abschwung · Abschwung · German
Abschwung · rank #69,960 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,960
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH absolutem
Nearest frequency peer: absolutem (+1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Abschwung“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- abgeschnitt…
abgeschnittenen
30,044 corpus weight
- Absatzmärkte
Absatzmärkte
30,043 corpus weight
- Abschwung
Abschwung
30,041 corpus weight
- absolutem
absolutem
30,040 corpus weight
- absperren
absperren
30,039 corpus weight
- Abstiegs
Abstiegs
30,038 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Abschwung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abschwung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapˌʃvʊŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #69,960 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abschwung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abschwung is uncommon German at frequency #69,960 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌʃvʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Abschwung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Abschwung, spelled A-B-S-C-H-W-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1eine Bewegung von etwas nach unten, das zuvor (mindestens) einen Aufschwung (eine Bewegung nach oben) hatte
- 2Phase negativen Wirtschaftswachstums oder schrumpfenden Bruttoinlandsprodukts
- 3Fahrtrichtungsänderung auf Skiern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Abschwung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Schaukel befand sich im Abschwung, als das Kind herunter fiel.
„Ist das der Auftakt eines Abschwungs oder nur eine vorübergehende Schwächephase?“
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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.
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