Abwehrsystem

[ˈapveːɐ̯zʏsˌteːm]

/[ˈapveːɐ̯zʏsˌteːm]/ noun

The verdict

“Abwehrsystem” is uncommon German (frequency #82,449 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,449
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einrichtung(en) zur Verteidigung gegen Angriffe mit Waffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abwehrsystem · Abwehrsystem · German

Abwehrsystem · rank #82,449 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,449
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abtragung

Nearest frequency peer: Abtragung (-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 „Abwehrsystem“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abwehrsystem
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbwehrsystem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapveːɐ̯zʏsˌteːm]
Letters12
Frequency rank#82,449
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abwehrsystem“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Abwehrsystemfällt 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: „Abtragung“ (#82,448), „abyss“ (#82,450), „abtippen“ (#82,447). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abwehrsystem“ bei #82,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abwehrsystem is uncommon German at frequency #82,449 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapveːɐ̯zʏsˌteːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Abwehrsystem has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Abwehrsystem, spelled A-B-W-E-H-R-S-Y-S-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einrichtung(en) zur Verteidigung gegen Angriffe mit Waffen
  2. 2
    körpereigene Einrichtung, Reaktion zur Abwehr von Organismen, Stoffen, die Krankheiten verursachen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die USA wollen nach Informationen der ‚New York Times‘ (NYT) auf europäischem Boden ein Abwehrsystem gegen iranische Interkontinentalraketen errichten.“
  2. „Israel will sich mit Hilfe eines neuen Abwehrsystem in Zukunft vor Raketen aus dem Gazastreifen und Libanon schützen.“

Synonyms

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 "Abwehrsystem"?
"Abwehrsystem" is spelled A-B-W-E-H-R-S-Y-S-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapveːɐ̯zʏsˌteːm].
What does "Abwehrsystem" mean?
As a noun, "Abwehrsystem" means: Einrichtung(en) zur Verteidigung gegen Angriffe mit Waffen
How do you pronounce "Abwehrsystem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abwehrsystem" is [ˈapveːɐ̯zʏsˌteːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abwehrsystem" come from?
"Abwehrsystem" 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 "Abwehrsystem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list