ablehnen
\ˈap.leː.nən\
The verdict
“ablehnen” 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) - Décliner, refuser, rejeter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ablehnen · ablehnen · French
ablehnen · 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 | ablehnen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈap.leː.nən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ablehnen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈap.leː.nən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ablehnen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 ablehnen, spelled A-B-L-E-H-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Décliner, refuser, rejeter.
- 2Rejeter, décliner.
- 3Refuser.
- 4Ne pas Reconnaître, refuser.
- 5Refuser, rejeter (une offre, une invitation).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ablehnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Einladung ablehnen.
Um dieses Produkt herstellen zu können, müssten wir zwei neue Maschinen anschaffen. Das wird unsere Geschäftsleitung sicher ablehnen.
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.