abweisen

[ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩]

/[ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abweisen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,338. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,338
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Bitte, eine Anfrage ablehnen; einer Bitte oder Anfrage nicht nachkommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abweisen · abweisen · German

abweisen · rank #37,338 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,338
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abtreibungen

Nearest frequency peer: Abtreibungen (-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 „abweisen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abweisen“ 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).

abweisen vs Anwesen
63% similar
abweisen vs Ameisen
63% similar
abweisen vs abwenden
75% similar

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

Key facts for abweisen
PropertyValue
Headwordabweisen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,338
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abweisen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abtreibungen“ (#37,337), „abzielt“ (#37,339), „abgeschreckt“ (#37,336). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abweisen“ bei #37,338. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around abweisen (IPA [ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,338 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for abweisen, with forms such as "abbweisen", "abewisen", and "abweiesn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Anwesen", "Ameisen", "abwenden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 abweisen, spelled A-B-W-E-I-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Bitte, eine Anfrage ablehnen; einer Bitte oder Anfrage nicht nachkommen
  2. 2
    einer Klage, einem Antrag nicht stattgeben
  3. 3
    einen Besucher nicht empfangen; jemanden wieder fortschicken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie wies seine Einladung ins Kino ab.
  2. Die Klage wurde vor Gericht abgewiesen.

Synonyms

ablehnenzurückweisen

This word in other languages

reject(English)rechazar(Español)rejeter(Français)recusar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbweisen
  • abewisen
  • abweiesn
  • abweisenn
  • abweisne
  • abweissen
  • abwesien
  • abwiesen
  • abwweisen
  • awbeisen
  • baweisen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abweisen - 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.

abbweisen1abewisen2abweiesn2abweisenn1abweisne2abweissen1abwesien2abwiesen2
Edit distance from "abweisen"

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 "abweisen"?
"abweisen" is spelled A-B-W-E-I-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩].
What does "abweisen" mean?
As a verb, "abweisen" means: eine Bitte, eine Anfrage ablehnen; einer Bitte oder Anfrage nicht nachkommen
What words are commonly confused with "abweisen"?
"abweisen" is commonly confused with "Anwesen", "Ameisen", "abwenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abweisen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abweisen" is [ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abweisen" come from?
"abweisen" 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 "abweisen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abdrehen#37,332Analytik#37,347anhängig#37,356anything#37,360

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Zitadelle11 variantsAnhalts11 variantswortlos11 variantsaufwiesen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list