Abweichler

[ˈapˌvaɪ̯çlɐ]

/[ˈapˌvaɪ̯çlɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Abweichler” is uncommon German (frequency #76,466 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,466
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Andersdenkender in einem auf Linientreue ausgerichteten System

Corpus desk

Index DE-abweichler · Abweichler · German

Abweichler · rank #76,466 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,466
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abwehrkräfte

Nearest frequency peer: Abwehrkräfte (-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 „Abweichler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abweichler
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbweichler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌvaɪ̯çlɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,466
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abweichler“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Abweichlerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abwehrkräfte“ (#76,465), „abzuschwächen“ (#76,467), „abstempeln“ (#76,464). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abweichler“ bei #76,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abweichler is uncommon German at frequency #76,466 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Andersdenkender in einem auf Linientreue ausgerichteten System".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Abweichler in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Abweichler, spelled A-B-W-E-I-C-H-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Andersdenkender in einem auf Linientreue ausgerichteten System

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Fraktionsvorsitzende ging mit den Abweichlern hart ins Gericht.
  2. „Ein wesentlicher Teil der gesetzgeberischen Tätigkeit betraf die Religionspolitik, weil angesichts der vielen Abweichler der Bedarf an Einheitlichkeit besonders groß war.“

This word in other languages

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 "Abweichler"?
"Abweichler" is spelled A-B-W-E-I-C-H-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çlɐ].
What does "Abweichler" mean?
As a noun, "Abweichler" means: Andersdenkender in einem auf Linientreue ausgerichteten System
How do you pronounce "Abweichler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abweichler" is [ˈapˌvaɪ̯çlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list