abweisen

/[ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,338

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

abweisen is aGermanverb. It means: eine Bitte, eine Anfrage ablehnen; einer Bitte oder Anfrage nicht nachkommen Pronounced [ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. Often confused with Anwesen and Ameisen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of abweisen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abweisen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,338 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for abweisen, with forms such as "abbweisen", "abewisen", and "abweiesn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is abweisen, spelled A-B-W-E-I-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbweisen,abewisen,abweiesn,abweisenn,abweisne,abweissen,abwesien,abwiesen,abwweisen,awbeisen,baweisen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abweisen

Misspelling Variants of "abweisen"

abbweisen9abewisen8abweiesn8abweisenn9abweisne8abweissen9abwesien8abwiesen8
Misspelling Variants of "abweisen"

Frequency rank: #37,338 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.