ontkennen
\ɔntˈkɛ.nən\
The verdict
“ontkennen” 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) - Nier, dénier, contester.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ontkennen · ontkennen · French
ontkennen · 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 "O" 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 | ontkennen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɔntˈkɛ.nən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ontkennen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɔntˈkɛ.nən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ontkennen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ontkennen, spelled O-N-T-K-E-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nier, dénier, contester.
- 2Méconnaître, renier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ontkennen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
ik ontken niet dat...
ik ontken het niet
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.