abweisen
\ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩\
The verdict
“abweisen” 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) - (etwas) Refuser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abweisen · abweisen · French
abweisen · 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 | abweisen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
abweisen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abweisen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 abweisen, spelled A-B-W-E-I-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1(etwas) Refuser.
- 2(etwas) Débouter, rejeter.
- 3(jemanden) Éconduire, rembarrer (quelqu’un).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abweisen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie wies seine Einladung ins Kino ab. : Elle refusa son invitation au cinéma.
viele abweisen : refuser du monde.
Synonyms
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.