Abwind
[ˈapvɪnt]
The verdict
“Abwind” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - im Lee von Berghängen oder an schwach geneigtem Gelände talwärts strömende Luft
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abwind |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapvɪnt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Abwind” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Abwind is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapvɪnt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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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.
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Using “Abwind”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-W-I-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapvɪnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.