abzuwehren

/[ˈapt͡suˌveːʁən]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,176

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

abzuwehren is aGermanverb. It means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abwehren Pronounced [ˈapt͡suˌveːʁən]. Often confused with abzuwenden and abzuweisen.

Key facts for abzuwehren
PropertyValue
Headwordabzuwehren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapt͡suˌveːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,176
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abzuwehren is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapt͡suˌveːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,176 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abwehren".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for abzuwehren, with forms such as "abbzuwehren", "abuzwehren", and "abzuewhren". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "abzuwenden", "abzuweisen", "abwehren", and more, 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 abzuwehren, spelled A-B-Z-U-W-E-H-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abwehren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbzuwehren,abuzwehren,abzuewhren,abzuwehern,abzuwehhren,abzuwehrenn,abzuwehrne,abzuwehrren,abzuwerhen,abzuwheren,abzuwwehren,abzwuehren,abzzuwehren,azbuwehren,bazuwehren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abzuwehren

Misspelling Variants of "abzuwehren"

abbzuwehren11abuzwehren10abzuewhren10abzuwehern10abzuwehhren11abzuwehrenn11abzuwehrne10abzuwehrren11
Misspelling Variants of "abzuwehren"

Frequency rank: #27,176 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abzuwehren"?
"abzuwehren" is spelled A-B-Z-U-W-E-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapt͡suˌveːʁən].
What does "abzuwehren" mean?
As a verb, "abzuwehren" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abwehren
What words are commonly confused with "abzuwehren"?
"abzuwehren" is commonly confused with "abzuwenden", "abzuweisen", "abwehren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abzuwehren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abzuwehren" is [ˈapt͡suˌveːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abzuwehren" come from?
"abzuwehren" 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.