Abwurf

/[ˈapvʊʁf]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,740

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Abwurf is aGermannoun. It means: eine Handlung, etwas von oben herab fallen zu lassen (oft in Zusammenhang mit Flugzeugen benutzt) Pronounced [ˈapvʊʁf]. Often confused with Abruf and absurd.

Key facts for Abwurf
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbwurf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapvʊʁf]
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,740
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Abwurf is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapvʊʁf]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,740 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Abwurf, with forms such as "abbwurf", "abuwrf", and "abwruf". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Abruf", "absurd", 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 Abwurf, spelled A-B-W-U-R-F, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Handlung, etwas von oben herab fallen zu lassen (oft in Zusammenhang mit Flugzeugen benutzt)
  2. 2
    Teil eines Wurfes, bei dem man etwas loslässt
  3. 3
    (vom Pferd) Ereignis, wenn das Pferd den Reiter hinunterstößt
  4. 4
    Fehler bei Sportbewerben (meist Sprungbewerben) durch das Berühren eines Hindernisses

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbwurf,abuwrf,abwruf,abwufr,abwurff,abwurrf,abwwurf,awburf,bawurf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Abwurf

Misspelling Variants of "Abwurf"

abbwurf7abuwrf6abwruf6abwufr6abwurff7abwurrf7abwwurf7awburf6
Misspelling Variants of "Abwurf"

Frequency rank: #45,740 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abwurf"?
"Abwurf" is spelled A-B-W-U-R-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapvʊʁf].
What does "Abwurf" mean?
As a noun, "Abwurf" means: eine Handlung, etwas von oben herab fallen zu lassen (oft in Zusammenhang mit Flugzeugen benutzt)
What words are commonly confused with "Abwurf"?
"Abwurf" is commonly confused with "Abruf", "absurd". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abwurf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abwurf" is [ˈapvʊʁf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abwurf" come from?
"Abwurf" 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.