abbringen
\ˈapˌbʀɪŋən\
The verdict
“abbringen” 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) - Détourner, faire renoncer à un cursus, à une voie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abbringen · abbringen · French
abbringen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | abbringen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈapˌbʀɪŋən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « abbringen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
abbringen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈapˌbʀɪŋən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abbringen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is abbringen, spelled A-B-B-R-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Détourner, faire renoncer à un cursus, à une voie.
- 2Dissuader, faire changer d'avis.
- 3Éloigner, écarter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abbringen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Sohn will sich einen Bulli anschaffen, zu einem Camper umrüsten und damit in Afrika herumreisen. Ich weiß nicht, wie ich ihn von dieser Schnapsidee abbringen soll.
Eines Nachts ruft Igor ihn an: Er bringt sich um. Eduard durchquert ganz Moskau, um ihn davon abzubringen, und findet ihn natürlich im Vollrausch.
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.