getroffen

\ɡəˈtʀɔfn̩\

/\ɡəˈtʀɔfn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“getroffen” 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) - Participe passé de treffen (« rencontrer »).

Corpus desk

Index FR-getroffen · getroffen · French

getroffen · 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 "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 getroffen
PropertyValue
Headwordgetroffen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡəˈtʀɔfn̩\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « getroffen » en français

getroffenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

getroffen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡəˈtʀɔfn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participe passé de treffen (« rencontrer »).".

getroffen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is getroffen, spelled G-E-T-R-O-F-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe passé de treffen (« rencontrer »).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how getroffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wo haben wir uns getroffen?
  2. Die norwegische Regierung hat noch keine Entscheidung getroffen, ob dieser Fall vor den Rat der Vereinten Nationen gebracht werden soll.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list