abscondre
\abs.kɔ̃dʁ\
The verdict
“abscondre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cacher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abscondre · abscondre · French
abscondre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | abscondre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \abs.kɔ̃dʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
abscondre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \abs.kɔ̃dʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cacher.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abscondre, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is abscondre, spelled A-B-S-C-O-N-D-R-E.
Definition
- 1Cacher.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abscondre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On avait l'impression qu'il avait voulu s'abscondre plus loin encore, dans cet abysse solide, pour échapper, pour nous échapper, pour se détacher de nous, pour qu'on ne le retrouve jamais.
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.