abwerten

[ˈapˌveːɐ̯tn̩]

/[ˈapˌveːɐ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abwerten” is uncommon German (frequency #72,111 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,111
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas in seinem Wert herabsetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abwerten · abwerten · German

abwerten · rank #72,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,111
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abspalten

Nearest frequency peer: abspalten (-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 „abwerten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abwerten
PropertyValue
Headwordabwerten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌveːɐ̯tn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,111
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abwerten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abwertenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abspalten“ (#72,110), „abhaut“ (#72,109), „abzuspielen“ (#72,113). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abwerten“ bei #72,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abwerten is uncommon German at frequency #72,111 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌveːɐ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abwerten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is abwerten, spelled A-B-W-E-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas in seinem Wert herabsetzen
  2. 2
    etwas in seinem Ansehen, seiner Bedeutung vermindern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Damit das gelingt, oder wenigstens auf den Weg gebracht wird, müssen die US-Zinsen steigen und der Dollar abwerten.“
  2. „Er hoffte auf Deutschland-Italien, jetzt ist Türkei-Russland im Finale möglich. Ist es ungerecht, „kleine“ Fußballnationen so abzuwerten?“

Synonyms

entwertenherabstufensenkenverminderndämonisierenentwürdigenherabsetzenschlechtmachenverfluchenverleumdenverteufeln

Antonyms

aufwertenhochachtenhochjubelnpushenwürdigen

This word in other languages

devalue(English)devaluar(Español)déprécier(Français)

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 "abwerten"?
"abwerten" is spelled A-B-W-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌveːɐ̯tn̩].
What does "abwerten" mean?
As a verb, "abwerten" means: etwas in seinem Wert herabsetzen
How do you pronounce "abwerten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abwerten" is [ˈapˌveːɐ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abwerten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list