hungern
\ˈhʊŋɐn\
The verdict
“hungern” 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) - Avoir faim.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hungern · hungern · French
hungern · 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 "H" 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 | hungern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈhʊŋɐn\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hungern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈhʊŋɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hungern, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 hungern, spelled H-U-N-G-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Avoir faim.
- 2Souffrir d'une faim persistante.
- 3Désirer quelque chose avec véhémence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hungern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Abendessen gibt es heute später, bis dahin müßt ihr hungern.
Man sagt, Hülsenfrüchte seien empfehlenswert für alle, die ihr Gewicht halten wollen, ohne zu hungern.
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.