abweisend
\ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩t\
The verdict
“abweisend” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Revêche, d'un abord difficile, rude, peu traitable, rébarbatif, en parlant d’une personne.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abweisend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩t\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abweisend” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for abweisend is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩t\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Revêche, d'un abord difficile, rude, peu traitable, rébarbatif, en parlant d’une personne.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for abweisend in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is abweisend, spelled A-B-W-E-I-S-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Revêche, d'un abord difficile, rude, peu traitable, rébarbatif, en parlant d’une personne.
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 “abweisend”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-B-W-E-I-S-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈapˌvaɪ̯zn̩t\ (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.