abwürgen

[ˈapˌvʏʁɡn̩]

/[ˈapˌvʏʁɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abwürgen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,624 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,624
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Unbequemes schnell unterbinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-abwurgen · abwürgen · German

abwürgen · rank #83,624 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,624
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abwrackprämie

Nearest frequency peer: Abwrackprämie (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “abwürgen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “abwürgen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abwürgen
PropertyValue
Headwordabwürgen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌvʏʁɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,624
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abwürgen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abwürgen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abwürgen is uncommon German at frequency #83,624 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌvʏʁɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for abwürgen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 abwürgen, spelled A-B-W-Ü-R-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Unbequemes schnell unterbinden
  2. 2
    etwas unvermittelt zum Stillstand bringen
  3. 3
    jemanden erwürgen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er würgte das Gespräch ab, bevor er ein Geheimnis ausplaudern konnte.
  2. Während seiner ersten Fahrstunde würgte er das Auto mehrere Male ab.

Synonyms

unterbindenunterdrückenerdrosselnerwürgen

This word in other languages

crush(English)estrangular(Español)étouffer(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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abwürgen"?
"abwürgen" is spelled A-B-W-Ü-R-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌvʏʁɡn̩].
What does "abwürgen" mean?
As a verb, "abwürgen" means: etwas Unbequemes schnell unterbinden
How do you pronounce "abwürgen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abwürgen" is [ˈapˌvʏʁɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abwürgen" come from?
"abwürgen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list