Abwägung
German, noun[ˈapˌvɛːɡʊŋ]
Abwägung is spelled A-B-W-Ä-G-U-N-G (8 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written German, the 21,569th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abwägung is a German feminine noun meaning “weighing up, assessment of tradeoffs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Überlegung zum Für und Wider anlässlich einer Entscheidung”.
What does Abwägung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineweighing up, assessment of tradeoffs
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Überlegung zum Für und Wider anlässlich einer Entscheidung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Abwägung
- Abwägungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abwägung?
- [ˈapˌvɛːɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abwägung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abwägung in German?
Abwägung appears 2.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).