abgeben
\ˈap.ˌɡeː.bən\
The verdict
“abgeben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Céder, donner, restituer, rendre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abgeben · abgeben · French
abgeben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | abgeben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈap.ˌɡeː.bən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « abgeben » en français
Rare enough to double-check
abgeben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈap.ˌɡeː.bən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abgeben, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is abgeben, spelled A-B-G-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Céder, donner, restituer, rendre.
- 2Faire (une promesse, une déclaration).
- 3Dégager, libérer (de la chaleur, de l’énergie).
- 4Passer (la balle à un autre joueur).
- 5Perdre (une manche, une partie).
- 6Faire, être, être qualifié de.
- 7Vendre, distribuer.
- 8Faire, laisser (une impression).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abgeben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am Schluss geben Sie bitte Ihre Klausur bei mir ab. : À la fin, vous me rendrez votre devoir.
Detlef ist besoffen Auto gefahren, wurde von den Bullen angehalten und musste seinen Lappen abgeben.
Synonyms
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.