gedrängt

\ɡəˈdʁɛŋt\

/\ɡəˈdʁɛŋt\/ verb

The verdict

“gedrängt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe passé de drängen.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gedrangt · gedrängt · French

gedrängt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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.

Key facts for gedrängt
PropertyValue
Headwordgedrängt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡəˈdʁɛŋt\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gedrängt » en français

gedrängtsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gedrängt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡəˈdʁɛŋt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participe passé de drängen.".

Zero misspellings are on record for gedrängt in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is gedrängt, spelled G-E-D-R-Ä-N-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe passé de drängen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gedrängt"?
"gedrängt" is spelled G-E-D-R-Ä-N-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡəˈdʁɛŋt\.
What does "gedrängt" mean?
As a verb, "gedrängt" means: Participe passé de drängen.
How do you pronounce "gedrängt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gedrängt" is \ɡəˈdʁɛŋt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gedrängt" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list