abwiegen
[ˈapˌviːɡn̩]
The verdict
“abwiegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das gewünschte Gewicht oder die gewünschte Masse durch Wiegen erreichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-abwiegen · abwiegen · German
abwiegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | abwiegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌviːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abwiegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abwiegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌviːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
abwiegen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is abwiegen, spelled A-B-W-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1das gewünschte Gewicht oder die gewünschte Masse durch Wiegen erreichen
- 2gut überlegen, abwägen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abwiegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nachdem ich das Päckchen abgewogen hatte, konnte ich auch das Porto bestimmen.
„Der Diener Hubermann wiegt Antimon und Blei ab.“
This word in other languages
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.