abwandern
[ˈapˌvandɐn]
The verdict
“abwandern” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,250 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #50,250
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu einer Wanderung aufbrechen, sich zu Fuß von einem Ort aufmachen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abwandern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌvandɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #50,250 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abwandern” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for abwandern is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌvandɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,250 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
abwandern has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is abwandern, spelled A-B-W-A-N-D-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1zu einer Wanderung aufbrechen, sich zu Fuß von einem Ort aufmachen
- 2ein ganzes Gebiet auf Wanderungen durchqueren, ablaufen
- 3einen Ort, eine Arbeitsstelle, einen Verein etc. verlassen, um woanders ein neues Tätigkeitsfeld, bessere Bedingungen zu finden
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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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Using “abwandern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-W-A-N-D-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.