speisen
\ˈʃpaɪ̯zn̩\
The verdict
“speisen” 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) - Dîner, manger.
Corpus desk
Index FR-speisen · speisen · French
speisen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | speisen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃpaɪ̯zn̩\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « speisen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
speisen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃpaɪ̯zn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for speisen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is speisen, spelled S-P-E-I-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dîner, manger.
- 2Alimenter.
- 3Intégrer, entrer, alimenter, transmettre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how speisen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gegen Ende des Mai 1825 hatte Lucien seine ganze Lebhaftigkeit eingebüßt; er ging nicht mehr aus, er speiste mit Herrera, war nachdenklich, arbeitete, las die Sammlung diplomatischer Traktate, saß nach türkischer Weise auf einem Diwan und rauchte am Tage drei oder vier Hukas.
Der Rhein speist den Bodensee.
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.