bereuen
\bəˈʀɔɪ̯ən\
The verdict
“bereuen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se repentir de, regretter, s’en mordre les doigts.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bereuen · bereuen · French
bereuen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bereuen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈʀɔɪ̯ən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bereuen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bereuen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈʀɔɪ̯ən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se repentir de, regretter, s’en mordre les doigts.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bereuen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bereuen, spelled B-E-R-E-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1Se repentir de, regretter, s’en mordre les doigts.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bereuen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Dieb bereut seine Tat.
Ich bereue nichts.
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.