afleiden

verb

The verdict

“afleiden” 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) - Conclure, déduire, induire, inférer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-afleiden · afleiden · French

afleiden · 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.

Key facts for afleiden
PropertyValue
Headwordafleiden
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « afleiden » en français

afleidenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

afleiden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

afleiden has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is afleiden, spelled A-F-L-E-I-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conclure, déduire, induire, inférer.
  2. 2
    Distraire, détourner, dériver.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how afleiden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hij leidde uit mijn weigering af dat ik kwaad was.
  2. Het gesprek afleiden.

Synonyms

abstraherenaftappenbesluitenconcluderendeducereneen gevolgtrekking makenlaten afvloeienverstrooienwegleidenwegvoerenzetten

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "afleiden"?
"afleiden" is spelled A-F-L-E-I-D-E-N.
What does "afleiden" mean?
As a verb, "afleiden" means: Conclure, déduire, induire, inférer.
What language does "afleiden" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list