abweichen

[ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩]

/[ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abweichen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,757. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,757
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich von einer Norm oder Regularität unterscheiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-abweichen · abweichen · German

abweichen · rank #13,757 · 13 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,757
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgeschlossen…

Nearest frequency peer: abgeschlossenen (-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 „abweichen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abweichen“ 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).

abweichen vs abweicht
78% similar
abweichen vs abweisen
78% similar
abweichen vs Anzeichen
67% similar

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

Key facts for abweichen
PropertyValue
Headwordabweichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,757
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abweichen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.abweichenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abgeschlossenen“ (#13,756), „Abende“ (#13,755), „Alien“ (#13,759). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abweichen“ bei #13,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around abweichen (IPA [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,757 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sich von einer Norm oder Regularität unterscheiden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for abweichen, with forms such as "abbweichen", "abewichen", and "abwecihen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "abweicht", "abweisen", "Anzeichen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abweichen, spelled A-B-W-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich von einer Norm oder Regularität unterscheiden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Qualität des neuen Artikels weicht stark von der des alten ab.

Synonyms

differieren

This word in other languages

differ(English)différer(Français)divergir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbweichen
  • abewichen
  • abwecihen
  • abweicchen
  • abweicehn
  • abweichenn
  • abweichhen
  • abweichne
  • abweihcen
  • abwiechen
  • abwweichen
  • awbeichen
  • baweichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abweichen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abbweichen1abewichen2abwecihen2abweicchen1abweicehn2abweichenn1abweichhen1abweichne2
Edit distance from "abweichen"

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 "abweichen"?
"abweichen" is spelled A-B-W-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "abweichen" mean?
As a verb, "abweichen" means: sich von einer Norm oder Regularität unterscheiden
What words are commonly confused with "abweichen"?
"abweichen" is commonly confused with "abweicht", "abweisen", "Anzeichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abweichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abweichen" is [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abweichen" come from?
"abweichen" 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 "abweichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anbringen#13,761Überreste#13,751aufregend#13,770umgezogen#13,715

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

verklagt13 variantsEinigkeit13 variantsSchwimmer13 variantsSchnabel13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list