Abzweig

[ˈapt͡svaɪ̯k]

/[ˈapt͡svaɪ̯k]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abzweig” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,767. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,767
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich gabelnder und abbiegender, abzweigender Weg

Corpus desk

Index DE-abzweig · Abzweig · German

Abzweig · rank #39,767 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #39,767
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abwechseln

Nearest frequency peer: abwechseln (-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 „Abzweig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Abzweig“ 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).

Abzweig vs abwegig
57% similar

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

Key facts for Abzweig
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbzweig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapt͡svaɪ̯k]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,767
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abzweig“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Abzweigliegt 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: „abwechseln“ (#39,766), „abstrakter“ (#39,765), „absichtliche“ (#39,764). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abzweig“ bei #39,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Abzweig (IPA [ˈapt͡svaɪ̯k]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,767 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abzweig, with forms such as "abbzweig", "abwzeig", and "abzewig". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "abwegig", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Abzweig, spelled A-B-Z-W-E-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich gabelnder und abbiegender, abzweigender Weg
  2. 2
    Bauteil, das zum Abzweigen eines Teilstroms (vom Hauptstrom) verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Kurz hinter dem Abzweig nach Kalenberg fahren Sie rechts, dem Schild ‚Abfallwirtschaftszentrum Kreis Euskirchen‘ folgend, den Berg hinauf.“
  2. Natürlich müssen das Grundrohr und der Abzweig gleiche Wärmeausdehnungskoeffizienten und Bruchdehnungen besitzen.

Synonyms

AbfahrtAbzweigungAnschlussstelleAusfahrtAutobahngabelungEinmündungWeicheAnschlusspunktVerteilerHosenrohrKreuzstückT-StückVerteilung

This word in other languages

junction(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbzweig
  • abwzeig
  • abzewig
  • abzwegi
  • abzweigg
  • abzwieg
  • abzwweig
  • abzzweig
  • azbweig
  • bazweig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abzweig - 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.

abbzweig1abwzeig2abzewig2abzwegi2abzweigg1abzwieg2abzwweig1abzzweig1
Edit distance from "Abzweig"

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 "Abzweig"?
"Abzweig" is spelled A-B-Z-W-E-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapt͡svaɪ̯k].
What does "Abzweig" mean?
As a noun, "Abzweig" means: sich gabelnder und abbiegender, abzweigender Weg
What words are commonly confused with "Abzweig"?
"Abzweig" is commonly confused with "abwegig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abzweig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abzweig" is [ˈapt͡svaɪ̯k]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abzweig" come from?
"Abzweig" 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 "Abzweig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Andorra#39,779Zwergen#39,748zehnter#39,742billigt#39,843

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

annähern10 variantsausleihe10 variantswarriors10 variantsupdaten10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list