Abzweigen

[ˈapˌt͡svaɪ̯ɡn̩]

/[ˈapˌt͡svaɪ̯ɡn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Abzweigen” is uncommon German (frequency #74,262 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,262
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abzweig

Corpus desk

Index DE-abzweigen · Abzweigen · German

Abzweigen · rank #74,262 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,262
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abstrusen

Nearest frequency peer: abstrusen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Abzweigen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Abzweigen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abzweigen
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbzweigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌt͡svaɪ̯ɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,262
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abzweigen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Abzweigenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abstrusen“ (#74,261), „Achensee“ (#74,263), „abspeisen“ (#74,260). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abzweigen“ bei #74,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abzweigen is uncommon German at frequency #74,262 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapˌt͡svaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abzweig".

No misspelling variants are generated for Abzweigen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Abzweigen, spelled A-B-Z-W-E-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Abzweigen"?
"Abzweigen" is spelled A-B-Z-W-E-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌt͡svaɪ̯ɡn̩].
What does "Abzweigen" mean?
As a noun, "Abzweigen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abzweig
How do you pronounce "Abzweigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abzweigen" is [ˈapˌt͡svaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abzweigen" come from?
"Abzweigen" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list