afpersen

verb

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The verdict

“afpersen” 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 May 6, 2026) - Faire du chantage, faire chanter.

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

Where “afpersen” sits in French frequency

afpersen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

afpersen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for afpersen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is afpersen, spelled A-F-P-E-R-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire du chantage, faire chanter.
  2. 2
    Extoruqer, soutirer de l’argent, rançonner, racketter.
  3. 3
    Mettre sous pression.

Synonyms

chanterenuitknijpenuitwringenuitpersen

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 "afpersen"?
"afpersen" is spelled A-F-P-E-R-S-E-N.
What does "afpersen" mean?
As a verb, "afpersen" means: Faire du chantage, faire chanter.
What language does "afpersen" come from?
"afpersen" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “afpersen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-F-P-E-R-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list