abwandern

[ˈapˌvandɐn]

/[ˈapˌvandɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“abwandern” is uncommon German (frequency #50,250 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,250
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einer Wanderung aufbrechen, sich zu Fuß von einem Ort aufmachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abwandern · abwandern · German

abwandern · rank #50,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,250
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH absurder

Nearest frequency peer: absurder (-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 „abwandern“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „abwandern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abwandern
PropertyValue
Headwordabwandern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌvandɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abwandern“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).abwandernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „absurder“ (#50,249), „Abwärme“ (#50,251), „abspringen“ (#50,248). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abwandern“ bei #50,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abwandern is uncommon German at frequency #50,250 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌvandɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    zu einer Wanderung aufbrechen, sich zu Fuß von einem Ort aufmachen
  2. 2
    ein ganzes Gebiet auf Wanderungen durchqueren, ablaufen
  3. 3
    einen Ort, eine Arbeitsstelle, einen Verein etc. verlassen, um woanders ein neues Tätigkeitsfeld, bessere Bedingungen zu finden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir sollten morgen zeitig abwandern, damit wir mittags auf dem Gipfel sind.
  2. „Auf den Säulen befindet sich außer Erläuterungstexten und historischen Ansichten auch ein Plan, der die Wege zu den Sehenswürdigkeiten in Pankow weist: ‚Theoretisch kann danach der gesamte Bezirk abgewandert werden‘, sagt Nehring-Venus.“

Synonyms

loswanderndurchwandernfortgehenfortziehenweggehenwegziehen

Antonyms

zuwandern

This word in other languages

emigrate(English)emigrar(Español)

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 "abwandern"?
"abwandern" is spelled A-B-W-A-N-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌvandɐn].
What does "abwandern" mean?
As a verb, "abwandern" means: zu einer Wanderung aufbrechen, sich zu Fuß von einem Ort aufmachen
How do you pronounce "abwandern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abwandern" is [ˈapˌvandɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abwandern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list