Abwehrchef

[ˈapveːɐ̯ˌʃɛf]

/[ˈapveːɐ̯ˌʃɛf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abwehrchef” is uncommon German (frequency #86,132 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,132
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männlicher^☆) Spieler in der Verteidigung, der die Anweisungen für die anderen Verteidiger gibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-abwehrchef · Abwehrchef · German

Abwehrchef · rank #86,132 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,132
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abteile

Nearest frequency peer: Abteile (-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 „Abwehrchef“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abwehrchef
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbwehrchef
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapveːɐ̯ˌʃɛf]
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abwehrchef“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abteile“ (#86,131), „abwimmeln“ (#86,133), „abzugleichen“ (#86,134). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abwehrchef“ bei #86,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abwehrchef is uncommon German at frequency #86,132 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapveːɐ̯ˌʃɛf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Abwehrchef has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Abwehrchef, spelled A-B-W-E-H-R-C-H-E-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    (männlicher^☆) Spieler in der Verteidigung, der die Anweisungen für die anderen Verteidiger gibt
  2. 2
    Befehlshaber bei einem Abwehrdienst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Kapitän und Abwehrchef wurde gegen die Briten nach seiner am Mittwoch erlittenen Verletzung des Beugemuskels geschont, soll aber im Achtelfinale wieder auflaufen können.“
  2. Er war für Jahre Abwehrchef seines Landes.

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 "Abwehrchef"?
"Abwehrchef" is spelled A-B-W-E-H-R-C-H-E-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapveːɐ̯ˌʃɛf].
What does "Abwehrchef" mean?
As a noun, "Abwehrchef" means: (männlicher^☆) Spieler in der Verteidigung, der die Anweisungen für die anderen Verteidiger gibt
How do you pronounce "Abwehrchef"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abwehrchef" is [ˈapveːɐ̯ˌʃɛf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abwehrchef" come from?
"Abwehrchef" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abzukürzen#86,135abbestellt#86,118anfertigte#86,159Angebetete#86,160

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list