abmalen
\ap.maː.lən\
The verdict
“abmalen” 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) - Copier ou reproduire en peignant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abmalen · abmalen · French
abmalen · 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 | abmalen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ap.maː.lən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « abmalen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
abmalen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ap.maː.lən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Copier ou reproduire en peignant.".
Zero misspellings are on record for abmalen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is abmalen, spelled A-B-M-A-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Copier ou reproduire en peignant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abmalen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Detlef hat fünfmal versucht, Munchs "Schrei" abzumalen, aber seine Kopie sieht immer anders aus als das Original.
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.