afstoten
The verdict
“afstoten” 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) - Repousser, se débarrasser de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-afstoten · afstoten · French
afstoten · 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 | afstoten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
afstoten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
afstoten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is afstoten, spelled A-F-S-T-O-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Repousser, se débarrasser de.
- 2Rejeter.
- 3Faire le premier coup.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how afstoten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Arbeidsplaatsen afstoten bij de boekhouding.
Filialen afstoten.
Synonyms
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.