ablenken
\ˈapˌlɛŋkn̩\
The verdict
“ablenken” 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) - Distraire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ablenken · ablenken · French
ablenken · 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 | ablenken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈapˌlɛŋkn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ablenken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ablenken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈapˌlɛŋkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ablenken, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ablenken, spelled A-B-L-E-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Distraire.
- 2Détourner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ablenken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn ich studiere, muss ich das Telefon ausschalten, weil es mich ablenkt.
Chinas Wirtschaftsprobleme? Von westlichen Politikern und Medien "hochgespielt"! Panikmache also, nichts weiter, und außerdem sei alles nur "vorübergehend" etwas schwieriger. Mit dieser Attacke versuchte das Außenministerium in Peking vergangene Woche von den vielen Nachrichten abzulenken (...)
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.