afstoten

verb

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.

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

Longue queue: rang de « afstoten » en français

afstotensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

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

  1. 1
    Repousser, se débarrasser de.
  2. 2
    Rejeter.
  3. 3
    Faire le premier coup.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Arbeidsplaatsen afstoten bij de boekhouding.
  2. Filialen afstoten.

Synonyms

verdringenverduwenwegdringenwegduwenwegstoten

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 "afstoten"?
"afstoten" is spelled A-F-S-T-O-T-E-N.
What does "afstoten" mean?
As a verb, "afstoten" means: Repousser, se débarrasser de.
What language does "afstoten" come from?
"afstoten" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list