abwerfen
\ˈap.ˌvɛʁ.fən\
The verdict
“abwerfen” 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) - Lancer ou jeter d'une position élevée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abwerfen · abwerfen · French
abwerfen · 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 | abwerfen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈap.ˌvɛʁ.fən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « abwerfen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
abwerfen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈap.ˌvɛʁ.fən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
abwerfen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is abwerfen, spelled A-B-W-E-R-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Lancer ou jeter d'une position élevée.
- 2Désarçonner, démonter.
- 3Générer (un bénéfice).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abwerfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zudem verweist der Schweizer Militärexperte darauf, dass in der Ukraine auch immer wieder billige Drohnen umfunktioniert worden seien, um damit Granaten oder andere Munition abwerfen zu können.
Das Pferd schüttelte den Kopf und weigerte sich abermals. Nun fluchte und peitschte (Professor Lindenbrock), aber das Tier schlug hinten aus und machte Miene seinen Reiter abzuwerfen.
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.