| Abwahl | voting away voting out of office |
| abwählen | deselect vote out drop |
| Anwahl | selection |
| Abwehr | defence defense |
| Auswahl | selection choice assortment |
| Wahl | choice selection adoption election quality |
| Anzahl | number |
| Abwasch | washing-up dishwashing sink |
| Abweg | error mistake to go astray wrong way |
| Abwind | descent down current downdraft downdraught downward current downwash downwind decline |
| Abwurf | dropping throw off |
| Abwärme | waste heat |
| abwägen | weigh weigh up |
| abwärts | downwards downhill |
| Nachwahl | by-election |
| Tonwahl | touch-tone dialing |
| gewahr | aware |
| Gewähr | guarantee |
| gewählt | elect |
| Neuwahl | snap election |