abwehren
\ˈapˌveːʁən\
The verdict
“abwehren” 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) - Parer (dévier un coup), repousser (une agression).
Corpus desk
Index FR-abwehren · abwehren · French
abwehren · 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 | abwehren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈapˌveːʁən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « abwehren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
abwehren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈapˌveːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parer (dévier un coup), repousser (une agression).".
abwehren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 French form is abwehren, spelled A-B-W-E-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Parer (dévier un coup), repousser (une agression).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abwehren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nun muss die Ukraine in die Lage versetzt werden, nicht nur neue russische Vorstöße im Osten und Süden abzuwehren, sondern bereits besetzte Gebiete zurückzuerobern, um die dortige Zivilbevölkerung vor Kriegsverbrechen zu schützen.
Die Stadt ist stickig und heiß, ich bin erschöpft. Erschöpft davon, gegen den Strom der Touristen zu schwimmen, erschöpft davon, die Avancen der zahllosen fliegenden Händler abzuwehren (...)
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.