avoid
[əˈvɔɪd]
The verdict
“avoid” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vermeiden, ausweichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-avoid · avoid · German
avoid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avoid |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [əˈvɔɪd] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „avoid“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
avoid is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [əˈvɔɪd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vermeiden, ausweichen".
Zero misspellings are on record for avoid in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 avoid, spelled A-V-O-I-D.
Definition
- 1vermeiden, ausweichen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how avoid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My parents avoid meeting each other.
This word in other languages
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