Abwahl

[ˈapˌvaːl]

/[ˈapˌvaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abwahl” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,003. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,003
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wahl, bei der ein anderer Kandidat als der wieder kandidierende Amtsinhaber gewählt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-abwahl · Abwahl · German

Abwahl · rank #41,003 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,003
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abschätzung

Nearest frequency peer: Abschätzung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Abwahl“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Abwahl“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Abwahl vs Anzahl
67% similar
Abwahl vs Abwehr
67% similar
Abwahl vs Auswahl
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Abwahl
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbwahl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌvaːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,003
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abwahl“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abwahlliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abschätzung“ (#41,002), „Advokat“ (#41,004), „Abrahams“ (#41,001). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abwahl“ bei #41,003. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Abwahl (IPA [ˈapˌvaːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,003 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Wahl, bei der ein anderer Kandidat als der wieder kandidierende Amtsinhaber gewählt wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abwahl, with forms such as "abawhl", "abbwahl", and "abwahhl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Anzahl", "Abwehr", "Auswahl", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Abwahl, spelled A-B-W-A-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wahl, bei der ein anderer Kandidat als der wieder kandidierende Amtsinhaber gewählt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Abwahl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Potsdams Oberbürgermeister drohte die Abwahl per Bürgerentscheid, was kurz darauf auch geschah – ein bislang einmaliger Vorgang in einer deutschen Landeshauptstadt!“

Antonyms

Wiederwahl

This word in other languages

repoussement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abawhl
  • abbwahl
  • abwahhl
  • abwahll
  • abwalh
  • abwhal
  • abwwahl
  • awbahl
  • bawahl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abwahl - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abawhl2abbwahl1abwahhl1abwahll1abwalh2abwhal2abwwahl1awbahl2
Edit distance from "Abwahl"

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 "Abwahl"?
"Abwahl" is spelled A-B-W-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌvaːl].
What does "Abwahl" mean?
As a noun, "Abwahl" means: Wahl, bei der ein anderer Kandidat als der wieder kandidierende Amtsinhaber gewählt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Abwahl"?
"Abwahl" is commonly confused with "Anzahl", "Abwehr", "Auswahl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abwahl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abwahl" is [ˈapˌvaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abwahl" come from?
"Abwahl" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Abwahl", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list