abominer
\a.bɔ.mi.ne\
The verdict
“abominer” 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) - Avoir en horreur, détester, haïr.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abominer · abominer · French
abominer · 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 | abominer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.bɔ.mi.ne\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « abominer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
abominer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.bɔ.mi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avoir en horreur, détester, haïr.".
abominer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is abominer, spelled A-B-O-M-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Avoir en horreur, détester, haïr.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abominer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La pauvre Marie abomina la dissipation de cette vie qui ne lui permettait plus d’être seule avec son Dieu.
Il appréciait aussi l’architecture religieuse et, bien qu’il abominât les papistes, il ne manquait jamais d’entrer dans les églises quand elles étaient gothiques ; romanes, cela dépendait de son humeur.
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.