abasourdir
\a.ba.zuʁ.diʁ\
The verdict
“abasourdir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Assourdir, étourdir par un grand bruit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abasourdir · abasourdir · French
abasourdir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | abasourdir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.ba.zuʁ.diʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
abasourdir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.ba.zuʁ.diʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for abasourdir in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is abasourdir, spelled A-B-A-S-O-U-R-D-I-R.
Definition
- 1Assourdir, étourdir par un grand bruit.
- 2Surprendre à un tel point qu’on en reste coi. Jeter dans la stupeur, consterner, accabler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abasourdir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Encore abasourdi par la détonation, il entendit le cri furieux de l’adjudant Morache qui arrivait sur lui en gesticulant …
Il a été abasourdi de sa disgrâce, de la perte de son procès.
This word in other languages
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.