Abwegen

[ˈapˌveːɡn̩]

/[ˈapˌveːɡn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Abwegen” is uncommon German (frequency #71,065 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,065
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abweg

Corpus desk

Index DE-abwegen · Abwegen · German

Abwegen · rank #71,065 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,065
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abstiegsplatz

Nearest frequency peer: Abstiegsplatz (-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 „Abwegen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abwegen
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbwegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌveːɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,065
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abwegen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abstiegsplatz“ (#71,064), „abweichendes“ (#71,066), „absteigender“ (#71,063). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abwegen“ bei #71,065. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abwegen is uncommon German at frequency #71,065 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌveːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abweg".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Abwegen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Abwegen, spelled A-B-W-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abweg

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 "Abwegen"?
"Abwegen" is spelled A-B-W-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌveːɡn̩].
What does "Abwegen" mean?
As a noun, "Abwegen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abweg
How do you pronounce "Abwegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abwegen" is [ˈapˌveːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abwegen" come from?
"Abwegen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list