inhaftieren
\ɪnhafˈtiːʁən\
The verdict
“inhaftieren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emprisonner, incarcérer, arrêter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inhaftieren · inhaftieren · French
inhaftieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | inhaftieren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɪnhafˈtiːʁən\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
inhaftieren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɪnhafˈtiːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Emprisonner, incarcérer, arrêter.".
inhaftieren has no tracked misspelling variants, 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is inhaftieren, spelled I-N-H-A-F-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Emprisonner, incarcérer, arrêter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how inhaftieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heidelore Rutz wurde in der DDR inhaftiert, weil sie für ihre Ausreise demonstrierte. Die BRD kaufte sie frei.
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.