abdrehen
\ˈapˌdʁeːən\
The verdict
“abdrehen” 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) - Éteindre, couper.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abdrehen · abdrehen · French
abdrehen · 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 | abdrehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈapˌdʁeːən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
abdrehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈapˌdʁeːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for abdrehen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is abdrehen, spelled A-B-D-R-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Éteindre, couper.
- 2Fermer un robinet.
- 3Enlever quelque chose avec des mouvements tournants.
- 4Changer le cap.
- 5Enlever de la matière sur un tour, charioter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abdrehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wer als letzter aus dem Zimmer geht, soll bitte das Licht abdrehen.
Er hat seit drei Monaten seine Stromrechnungen nicht bezahlt. Gestern hat man ihm den Strom abgedreht.
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.