afdeling
\af.de.liŋ\
The verdict
“afdeling” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - district, arrondissement
Corpus desk
Index FR-afdeling · afdeling · French
afdeling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | afdeling |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \af.de.liŋ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « afdeling » en français
Rare enough to double-check
afdeling is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \af.de.liŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for afdeling in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is afdeling, spelled A-F-D-E-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1district, arrondissement
- 2département, service, section, atelier.
- 3domaine, spécialité
- 4rayon.
- 5bataillon, d’artillerie ou de défense antiaérienne.
- 6salle, pavillon, section
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how afdeling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
de afdeling natuurkunde van een universiteit
de afdeling Utrecht van onze vereniging
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.