fressen
\ˈfʁɛ.sən\
The verdict
“fressen” 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) - (En parlant d’un animal ou d’un cannibale) Manger, se nourrir, dévorer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fressen · fressen · French
fressen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fressen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfʁɛ.sən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fressen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfʁɛ.sən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fressen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is fressen, spelled F-R-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1(En parlant d’un animal ou d’un cannibale) Manger, se nourrir, dévorer.
- 2Bouffer, dévorer, manger goulument.
- 3Consommer, user.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fressen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn eine Giraffe an einer Akazie frisst, dann bildet die Akazie in Windeseile Bitterstoffe und leitet sie in die Blätter.
„Ei, Großmutter, was hast du für große Ohren!“ „Daß ich dich besser hören kann.“ „Ei, Großmutter, was hast du für große Augen!“ „Daß ich dich besser sehen kann.“ „Ei, Großmutter, was hast du für große Hände!“ „Daß ich dich besser packen kann.“ „Aber, Großmutter, was hast du für ein entsetzlich großes Maul!“ „Daß ich dich besser fressen kann.“
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.