abwarten
\ˈapˌvaʁtn̩\
The verdict
“abwarten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attendre, rester passif, s’abstenir d’agir dans l’attente de quelque chose ou quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abwarten · abwarten · French
abwarten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | abwarten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈapˌvaʁtn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « abwarten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
abwarten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈapˌvaʁtn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
abwarten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is abwarten, spelled A-B-W-A-R-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Attendre, rester passif, s’abstenir d’agir dans l’attente de quelque chose ou quelqu’un.
- 2Attendre (passivement) la fin de quelque chose, attendre que quelque chose se termine.
- 3Temporiser, attendre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abwarten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In diesem Bahnhof haben wir mehrere Minuten Aufenthalt, da wir den Gegenzug abwarten müssen.
Wir haben das Gewitter abgewartet.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.