abstoßend
\apˌʃtoːsn̩t\
The verdict
“abstoßend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Répugnant, repoussant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-absto-end · abstoßend · French
abstoßend · 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 | abstoßend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \apˌʃtoːsn̩t\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
abstoßend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \apˌʃtoːsn̩t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Répugnant, repoussant.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abstoßend, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is abstoßend, spelled A-B-S-T-O-S-S-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Répugnant, repoussant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abstoßend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die erste (Attraktion), etwas nördlich von Guatiza, besteht aus dem ›Kakteengarten‹. Verschiedene nach ihrer abstoßenden Gestalt ausgewählte Arten sind entlang mit Vulkanstein gepflasterten Wegen angepflanzt.
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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.