abholen
\ˈapˌhoːlən\
The verdict
“abholen” 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) - Aller chercher, venir chercher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abholen · abholen · French
abholen · 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 | abholen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈapˌhoːlən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « abholen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
abholen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈapˌhoːlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for abholen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is abholen, spelled A-B-H-O-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Aller chercher, venir chercher.
- 2Emmener, arrêter.
- 3Tenir compte de l'état (psychique) de l'interlocuteur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abholen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich hole Sie so um halb acht mit dem Taxi von Ihrem Hotel ab.
Das epidemische Fieber zu diagnostizieren bedeutete so viel, wie den Kranken schleunigst abholen zu lassen. (...) In diesen von Fieber und Angst überhitzten Wohnungen spielten sich Irrsinnsszenen ab. Aber der Kranke wurde weggebracht.
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.