speisen

\ˈʃpaɪ̯zn̩\

/\ˈʃpaɪ̯zn̩\/ verb

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.

Key facts for speisen
PropertyValue
Headwordspeisen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈʃpaɪ̯zn̩\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « speisen » en français

speisensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

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

  1. 1
    Dîner, manger.
  2. 2
    Alimenter.
  3. 3
    Intégrer, entrer, alimenter, transmettre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "speisen"?
"speisen" is spelled S-P-E-I-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʃpaɪ̯zn̩\.
What does "speisen" mean?
As a verb, "speisen" means: Dîner, manger.
How do you pronounce "speisen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "speisen" is \ˈʃpaɪ̯zn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "speisen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list