abwegig

[ˈapˌveːɡɪç]

/[ˈapˌveːɡɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“abwegig” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,403. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,403
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass es nicht ernsthaft in Betracht gezogen werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-abwegig · abwegig · German

abwegig · rank #23,403 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,403
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abschreiben

Nearest frequency peer: abschreiben (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „abwegig“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „abwegig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abwegig vs Abzweig
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for abwegig
PropertyValue
Headwordabwegig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈapˌveːɡɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,403
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abwegig“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abwegigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abschreiben“ (#23,402), „Adaption“ (#23,404), „abgefeuert“ (#23,401). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abwegig“ bei #23,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around abwegig (IPA [ˈapˌveːɡɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,403 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "so, dass es nicht ernsthaft in Betracht gezogen werden kann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for abwegig, with forms such as "abbwegig", "abewgig", and "abweggi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Abzweig", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is abwegig, spelled A-B-W-E-G-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass es nicht ernsthaft in Betracht gezogen werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dass diese gebrechliche Frau vor zwei jungen Pflegern davongelaufen sein soll, halte ich für völlig abwegig.
  2. Genauigkeit und leicht abwegiger Humor kennzeichnen ihre Inszenierungen.

Synonyms

absurd

Antonyms

naheliegend

This word in other languages

absurd(English)desacertado(Español)aberrant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbwegig
  • abewgig
  • abweggi
  • abweggig
  • abwegigg
  • abweigg
  • abwgeig
  • abwwegig
  • awbegig
  • bawegig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abwegig - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abbwegig1abewgig2abweggi2abweggig1abwegigg1abweigg2abwgeig2abwwegig1
Edit distance from "abwegig"

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 "abwegig"?
"abwegig" is spelled A-B-W-E-G-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌveːɡɪç].
What does "abwegig" mean?
As an adjective, "abwegig" means: so, dass es nicht ernsthaft in Betracht gezogen werden kann
What words are commonly confused with "abwegig"?
"abwegig" is commonly confused with "Abzweig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abwegig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abwegig" is [ˈapˌveːɡɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abwegig" come from?
"abwegig" 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 "abwegig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

älteres10 variantsWeisung10 variantsbilliges10 variantsumsehen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list