berufen
\ˌbe.ˈʁuː.fən\
The verdict
“berufen” 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) - Assigner, désigner, nommer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-berufen · berufen · French
berufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | berufen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌbe.ˈʁuː.fən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
berufen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌbe.ˈʁuː.fən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for berufen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is berufen, spelled B-E-R-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Assigner, désigner, nommer.
- 2Recommander, appuyer (quelqu’un).
- 3Faire appel.
- 4Se prévaloir.
- 5Invoquer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how berufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er wurde zum Leiter einer Schule berufen : Il a été nommé directeur d’école.
Sich auf seine Titel berufen : Se prévaloir de ses titres.
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.