entbehren
\ɛntˈbeːʀən\
The verdict
“entbehren” 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) - Se passer de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un dont on a besoin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-entbehren · entbehren · French
entbehren · 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 "E" 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 | entbehren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛntˈbeːʀən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « entbehren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
entbehren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛntˈbeːʀən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
entbehren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is entbehren, spelled E-N-T-B-E-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Se passer de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un dont on a besoin.
- 2Être privé de qc ou de qqn, manquer de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entbehren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ist davon überzeugt, dass er nicht zu entbehren sei. - Il est persuadé qu’il est indispensable
Sie kann den Kaffee, die Brille, Zigaretten, ihren Freund nicht entbehren. — Elle ne peut pas se passer de café, de ses lunettes, des cigarettes, de son ami.
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.