Abweichung
\ˈapˌvaɪ̯çʊŋ\
The verdict
“Abweichung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Écart, déviation, variation par rapport à un repère.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abweichung · Abweichung · French
Abweichung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Abweichung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈapˌvaɪ̯çʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Abweichung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈapˌvaɪ̯çʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Abweichung has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Abweichung, spelled A-B-W-E-I-C-H-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Écart, déviation, variation par rapport à un repère.
- 2Écart, déviation, variation, dérogation par rapport à une règle, une loi ou un usage.
- 3En gestion de la qualité : écart, non-conformité par rapport à une spécification ou a une norme.
- 4Aberration, déviance, transgression.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Abweichung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Abstand zwischen den geomagnetischen Polen und den geographischen verursacht eine Abweichung der Kompassanzeige.
Experten, hohe Beamte und Politiker kämpften verbissen, um jede Abweichung von den Grundprinzipien des Währungssystems zu verhindern.
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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.