Abwind
[ˈapvɪnt]
The verdict
“Abwind” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Lee von Berghängen oder an schwach geneigtem Gelände talwärts strömende Luft
Corpus desk
Index DE-abwind · Abwind · German
Abwind · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Abwind |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapvɪnt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Abwind“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Abwind is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapvɪnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Abwind, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Abwind, spelled A-B-W-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1im Lee von Berghängen oder an schwach geneigtem Gelände talwärts strömende Luft
- 2im Bereich von Fronten, in Schauerwolken und Gewitterwolken fallende Winde
- 3Wind, der jemandem Emissionen zuführt
- 4verwirbelter, abgeschwächter Wind hinter den Segeln anderer Boote
- 5durch Flugzeuge oder Hubschrauber bei Start und Landung erzeugte, abwärts gerichtete Luftströmung
- 6im Abwind → im Abstieg, Niedergang oder Verfall
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Abwind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kalte Abwinde an Berghängen entstehen, wenn die Luft in höheren Lagen stärker abkühlt als im Tal.
Während sich die Amerikaner im Abwind des Vulkanschlots aus der Asche schaufeln, diskutieren Wissenschaftler die möglichen Auswirkungen des Ereignisses auf Umwelt und Klima.
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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.