abnéguer
\a.bne.ɡe\
The verdict
“abnéguer” 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) - Renoncer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abneguer · abnéguer · French
abnéguer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | abnéguer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.bne.ɡe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « abnéguer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
abnéguer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.bne.ɡe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
abnéguer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 abnéguer, spelled A-B-N-É-G-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Renoncer.
- 2Renoncer à.
- 3Faire abnégation d’une chose, renoncer à, dénier, renier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abnéguer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C'est parce que ceux-là même qui devraient toujours le relever, entendent bien l'art perfide d’abnéguer et de soustraire un honnête artiste à sa gloire et que cet ouvrage, pour mon malheur, ne pourra jamais être vu à Paris et sortir de sa tombe.
La pièce se termine sur le fait que Louis l'épouse et « abnègue » aussi son titre ainsi que le note Paul Valéry : il sacrifie son titre reconquis à la mésalliance consentie - entre noble et roturière ou entre chrétien et juive ?
This word in other languages
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.