afstellen

verb

The verdict

“afstellen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Régler, mettre au point.

Corpus desk

Index FR-afstellen · afstellen · French

afstellen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for afstellen
PropertyValue
Headwordafstellen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « afstellen » en français

afstellenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

No generated misspelling entries exist for afstellen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 afstellen, spelled A-F-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Régler, mettre au point.
  2. 2
    Brider.
  3. 3
    Abandonner, renoncer, annuler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dat horloge is zuiver afgesteld.
  2. Het afstellen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

ontregelencontinuerendoorgaan

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 "afstellen"?
"afstellen" is spelled A-F-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
What does "afstellen" mean?
As a verb, "afstellen" means: Régler, mettre au point.
What language does "afstellen" come from?
"afstellen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list