Abwendung

/[ˈapˌvɛndʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,185

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Abwendung is aGermannoun. It means: Wegdrehen; Rückzug aus einer Situation Pronounced [ˈapˌvɛndʊŋ]. Often confused with Anwendung and Abwertung.

Key facts for Abwendung
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HeadwordAbwendung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌvɛndʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,185
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Abwendung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌvɛndʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,185 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Abwendung, with forms such as "abbwendung", "abewndung", and "abwednung". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Anwendung", "Abwertung", "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 Abwendung, spelled A-B-W-E-N-D-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wegdrehen; Rückzug aus einer Situation
  2. 2
    Abwehr einer Bedrohung, eines Schlages oder Ähnlichem

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbwendung,abewndung,abwednung,abwenddung,abwendnug,abwendugn,abwendungg,abwendunng,abwenndung,abwenudng,abwnedung,abwwendung,awbendung,bawendung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Abwendung

Misspelling Variants of "Abwendung"

abbwendung10abewndung9abwednung9abwenddung10abwendnug9abwendugn9abwendungg10abwendunng10
Misspelling Variants of "Abwendung"

Frequency rank: #47,185 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abwendung"?
"Abwendung" is spelled A-B-W-E-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌvɛndʊŋ].
What does "Abwendung" mean?
As a noun, "Abwendung" means: Wegdrehen; Rückzug aus einer Situation
What words are commonly confused with "Abwendung"?
"Abwendung" is commonly confused with "Anwendung", "Abwertung", "abwenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abwendung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abwendung" is [ˈapˌvɛndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abwendung" come from?
"Abwendung" 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.