Abweg
[ˈapˌveːk]
The verdict
“Abweg” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein falscher oder bedenklicher Weg im Denken und Handeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-abweg · Abweg · German
Abweg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Abweg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapˌveːk] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abweg“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abweg is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌveːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein falscher oder bedenklicher Weg im Denken und Handeln".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Abweg, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Abweg, spelled A-B-W-E-G.
Definition
- 1ein falscher oder bedenklicher Weg im Denken und Handeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Abweg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seitdem meine Freundin in Hamburg wohnt, ist sie leider auf Abwege geraten.
This word in other languages
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.