abwendbar
[ˈapvɛntbaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“abwendbar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass es abgewendet werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-abwendbar · abwendbar · German
abwendbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abwendbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈapvɛntbaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abwendbar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abwendbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈapvɛntbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass es abgewendet werden kann".
abwendbar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is abwendbar, spelled A-B-W-E-N-D-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1so, dass es abgewendet werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abwendbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die meisten Gase bewirken Gesundheitsstörungen, die teils heilbar, teils durch Gasmasken abwendbar sind.“
„Es ist also keine späte Leidenschaft, kein Pfeilschuß Kupidos aus dem Hinterhalt auf ein bejahrtes Herz, die gefährlichste aller göttlichen Intrigen, aber als solche dem Zuspruch einer alten Freundin zugänglich und abwendbar!“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.