withdraw

[wɪðˈdɹɔː]

/[wɪðˈdɹɔː]/ verb

The verdict

“withdraw” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (eine Aussage, ein Vertrag) wieder zurückziehen, von etwas zurücktreten

Corpus desk

Index DE-withdraw · withdraw · German

withdraw · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" 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.

Key facts for withdraw
PropertyValue
Headwordwithdraw
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[wɪðˈdɹɔː]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „withdraw“ im Deutschen

withdrawschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

withdraw is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [wɪðˈdɹɔː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

withdraw has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is withdraw, spelled W-I-T-H-D-R-A-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (eine Aussage, ein Vertrag) wieder zurückziehen, von etwas zurücktreten
  2. 2
    Geld von einem Konto/Depot entfernen; abheben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. My son never withdrew his charge.
  2. I have to withdraw some money from the bank for a new washing machine.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "withdraw"?
"withdraw" is spelled W-I-T-H-D-R-A-W. The IPA pronunciation is [wɪðˈdɹɔː].
What does "withdraw" mean?
As a verb, "withdraw" means: etwas (eine Aussage, ein Vertrag) wieder zurückziehen, von etwas zurücktreten
How do you pronounce "withdraw"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "withdraw" is [wɪðˈdɹɔː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "withdraw" come from?
"withdraw" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list