Abwehr
German, noun[ˈapveːɐ̯]
Abwehr is spelled A-B-W-E-H-R (6 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 6,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abwehr is a German feminine noun meaning “defence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Maßnahme, um einen Angriff oder dessen beabsichtigte Auswirkung zu stoppen”.
What does Abwehr mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedefence
action to stop an attack
- 2
femininerepulse
- 3
femininecounter-intelligence
- 4
femininerejection
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maßnahme, um einen Angriff oder dessen beabsichtigte Auswirkung zu stoppen 2. Haltung voller Ablehnung 3. Gruppe, die die Verteidigung übernimmt, zum Beispiel bei Mannschaftssportarten wie Fußball oder auch beim Geheimdienst oder Militär
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Abwehr
- Abwehren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abwehr?
- [ˈapveːɐ̯]
- [ˈapˌveːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abwehr
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abwehr in German?
Abwehr appears 12 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).