afzeggen

verb

The verdict

“afzeggen” 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) - Ddécommander, s’excuser, se faire excuser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-afzeggen · afzeggen · French

afzeggen · 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 afzeggen
PropertyValue
Headwordafzeggen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « afzeggen » en français

afzeggensiège 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

afzeggen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ddécommander, s’excuser, se faire excuser.".

afzeggen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is afzeggen, spelled A-F-Z-E-G-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ddécommander, s’excuser, se faire excuser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Een bestelling afzeggen.
  2. Een bezoeker afzeggen.

Synonyms

annulerenafbestellencancelen

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 "afzeggen"?
"afzeggen" is spelled A-F-Z-E-G-G-E-N.
What does "afzeggen" mean?
As a verb, "afzeggen" means: Ddécommander, s’excuser, se faire excuser.
What language does "afzeggen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list