abzuwehren

[ˈapt͡suˌveːʁən]

/[ˈapt͡suˌveːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“abzuwehren” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,176. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,176
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-abzuwehren · abzuwehren · German

abzuwehren · rank #27,176 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,176
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abwerfen

Nearest frequency peer: abwerfen (-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 „abzuwehren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „abzuwehren“ 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).

abzuwehren vs abzuwenden
80% similar
abzuwehren vs abzuweisen
80% similar
abzuwehren vs abwehren
80% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „abzuwehren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abzuwehrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abwerfen“ (#27,175), „absorbiert“ (#27,174), „adeligen“ (#27,178). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abzuwehren“ bei #27,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around abzuwehren (IPA [ˈapt͡suˌveːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,176 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abwehren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for abzuwehren, with forms such as "abbzuwehren", "abuzwehren", and "abzuewhren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "abzuwenden", "abzuweisen", "abwehren", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is abzuwehren, spelled A-B-Z-U-W-E-H-R-E-N.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abzuwehren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abbzuwehren1abuzwehren2abzuewhren2abzuwehern2abzuwehhren1abzuwehrenn1abzuwehrne2abzuwehrren1
Edit distance from "abzuwehren"

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 "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'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 "abzuwehren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

absorbiert#27,174alleiniger#27,180abgeworfen#27,170abgewinnen#27,169

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Animationen15 variantsappartement15 variantszuallererst15 variantsWeltmarkt15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list