abgelegen
\ˈapɡəˌleːɡn̩\
The verdict
“abgelegen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Éloigné, isolé, lointain.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abgelegen · abgelegen · French
abgelegen · 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 | abgelegen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈapɡəˌleːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
abgelegen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈapɡəˌleːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Éloigné, isolé, lointain.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for abgelegen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is abgelegen, spelled A-B-G-E-L-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Éloigné, isolé, lointain.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abgelegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In dieser abgelegenen Region gehört der Anbau von Arzneipflanzen zu den wichtigsten Einkommensquellen.
Dann strichen ihre Augen die langen Mauern der Bastionen hin; manchmal des Nachts hörte sie da die Schreie Ermordeter; und sie bohrte den Blick in die finstern Ecken und abgelegenen Winkel, schwarz von Schmutz und Feuchtigkeit, voller Angst, Lantiers Körper mit aufgeschlitztem Bauch zu entdecken.
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.