schenken
\ˈʃɛŋkn̩\
The verdict
“schenken” 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) - Offrir, donner (comme cadeau).
Corpus desk
Index FR-schenken · schenken · French
schenken · 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 "S" 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 | schenken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃɛŋkn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « schenken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
schenken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃɛŋkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for schenken in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is schenken, spelled S-C-H-E-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Offrir, donner (comme cadeau).
- 2Sich etwas schenken: Ne pas faire quelque chose que l’on considère non nécessaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schenken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie schenkt ihm zum Geburtstag ein Buch.
Detlef hat seiner Frau eine kleine süße Katze geschenkt.
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.