abâtardir
\a.bɑ.taʁ.diʁ\
The verdict
“abâtardir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Altérer de façon à faire dégénérer par un mélange génétique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abatardir · abâtardir · French
abâtardir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | abâtardir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.bɑ.taʁ.diʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
abâtardir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.bɑ.taʁ.diʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for abâtardir in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is abâtardir, spelled A-B-Â-T-A-R-D-I-R.
Definition
- 1Altérer de façon à faire dégénérer par un mélange génétique.
- 2Dégrader.
- 3Dégénérer, avilir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abâtardir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous démontrerons dans le courant de cette thèse que ce prétendu type améliorateur n’a produit rien de bon sur nos races, et nous irons même jusqu’à dire qu’il a perdu et abâtardi nos chevaux.
Le pommier, que je sache, ne méprise point la vigne, ni le palmier le cèdre. Mais chacun se durcit au plus fort et ne mêle point ses racines. Et sauve sa forme et son essence car il est là un capital inestimable qu'il ne convient point d'abâtardir.
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.