abwärtsfahren
[ˈapvɛʁt͡sˌfaːʁən]
The verdict
“abwärtsfahren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach unten, an einen tiefer gelegenen Ort – in die Tiefe (abwärts) –, fahren
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Index DE-abwartsfahren · abwärtsfahren · German
abwärtsfahren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abwärtsfahren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapvɛʁt͡sˌfaːʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abwärtsfahren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abwärtsfahren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapvɛʁt͡sˌfaːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach unten, an einen tiefer gelegenen Ort – in die Tiefe (abwärts) –, fahren".
abwärtsfahren has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abwärtsfahren, spelled A-B-W-Ä-R-T-S-F-A-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1nach unten, an einen tiefer gelegenen Ort – in die Tiefe (abwärts) –, fahren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abwärtsfahren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als ich mich auf diese Plattform gestellt hatte, konnte ich nicht ahnen, dass ich auf ihr nun abwärtsfahren würde.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.