abzuwägen

[ˈapt͡suˌvɛːɡn̩]

/[ˈapt͡suˌvɛːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“abzuwägen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,558. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,558
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abwägen

Corpus desk

Index DE-abzuwagen · abzuwägen · German

abzuwägen · rank #38,558 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,558
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abzuheben

Nearest frequency peer: abzuheben (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „abzuwägen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „abzuwägen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abzuwägen vs abzuwarten
70% similar
abzuwägen vs abwägen
78% similar
abzuwägen vs abzubauen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for abzuwägen
PropertyValue
Headwordabzuwägen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapt͡suˌvɛːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,558
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abzuwägen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).abzuwägenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abzuheben“ (#38,557), „Adjutant“ (#38,559), „abzufangen“ (#38,556). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abzuwägen“ bei #38,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around abzuwägen (IPA [ˈapt͡suˌvɛːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,558 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abwägen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for abzuwägen, with forms such as "abbzuwägen", "abuzwägen", and "abzuwgäen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "abzuwarten", "abwägen", "abzubauen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abzuwägen, spelled A-B-Z-U-W-Ä-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abwägen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbzuwägen
  • abuzwägen
  • abzuwgäen
  • abzuwwägen
  • abzuwäegn
  • abzuwägenn
  • abzuwäggen
  • abzuwägne
  • abzuäwgen
  • abzwuägen
  • abzzuwägen
  • azbuwägen
  • bazuwägen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abzuwägen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abbzuwägen1abuzwägen2abzuwgäen2abzuwwägen1abzuwäegn2abzuwägenn1abzuwäggen1abzuwägne2
Edit distance from "abzuwägen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abzuwägen"?
"abzuwägen" is spelled A-B-Z-U-W-Ä-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapt͡suˌvɛːɡn̩].
What does "abzuwägen" mean?
As a verb, "abzuwägen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abwägen
What words are commonly confused with "abzuwägen"?
"abzuwägen" is commonly confused with "abzuwarten", "abwägen", "abzubauen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abzuwägen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abzuwägen" is [ˈapt͡suˌvɛːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abzuwägen" come from?
"abzuwägen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abzuheben#38,557abbremsen#38,547anbrennen#38,571Zionismus#38,535

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Aufladung13 variantsauthority13 variantsverwirkt13 variantsverjüngt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list