Abwehrstoff
[ˈapveːɐ̯ˌʃtɔf]
The verdict
“Abwehrstoff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Antikörper, der gegen Infektionen immun macht
Corpus desk
Index DE-abwehrstoff · Abwehrstoff · German
Abwehrstoff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Abwehrstoff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapveːɐ̯ˌʃtɔf] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abwehrstoff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abwehrstoff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapveːɐ̯ˌʃtɔf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Abwehrstoff, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Abwehrstoff, spelled A-B-W-E-H-R-S-T-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1Antikörper, der gegen Infektionen immun macht
- 2Gift gegen unerwünschte Lebewesen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Abwehrstoff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die wenigen überlebenden Indianer starben bald darauf an Infektionskrankheiten, welche die Europäer eingeschleppt hatten und gegen die sie keine Abwehrstoffe hatten.“
„Neben Vitaminen und Mineralstoffen sind in den Randschichten des Getreides auch unerwünschte Inhaltsstoffe wie Abwehrstoffe gegen Fraßfeinde (etwa Phytin) und Verunreinigungen (etwa Pestizide, Schwermetalle und Schimmelpilzgifte) konzentriert.“
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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.