abschalten
\ˈapˌʃaltn̩\
The verdict
“abschalten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arrêter un moteur, éteindre un appareil, couper le courant électrique.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abschalten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈapˌʃaltn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abschalten” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
abschalten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈapˌʃaltn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abschalten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented 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 abschalten, spelled A-B-S-C-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Arrêter un moteur, éteindre un appareil, couper le courant électrique.
- 2Se couper en parlant d'un courant électrique, d'une machine.
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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.
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Using “abschalten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-B-S-C-H-A-L-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈapˌʃaltn̩\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.