abstellen
\ˈapˌʃtɛlən\
The verdict
“abstellen” 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) - Garer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abstellen · abstellen · French
abstellen · 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 | abstellen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈapˌʃtɛlən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « abstellen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
abstellen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈapˌʃtɛlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abstellen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is abstellen, spelled A-B-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Garer.
- 2Déposer.
- 3Mettre fin à quelque chose.
- 4Débrancher, arrêter, éteindre, couper.
- 5Confiner, tenir prêt, affecter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abstellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn Sie noch einmal Ihr Auto in meiner Einfahrt abstellen, werde ich Sie verklagen!
Es ist verboten, vor dem Notausgang Möbel abzustellen.
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.