spüren
\ˈʃpyːʁən\
The verdict
“spüren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déceler, percevoir, sentir physiquement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-spuren · spüren · French
spüren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | spüren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃpyːʁən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « spüren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
spüren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃpyːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for spüren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is spüren, spelled S-P-Ü-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Déceler, percevoir, sentir physiquement.
- 2Déceler, percevoir, sentir émotionnellement.
- 3Traquer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spüren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Detlef hat sich den Knöchel verstaucht. Er spürt starke Schmerzen, wenn er auftritt.
Rieux wandte sich zum Fenster. (...) Er spürte nur seine Müdigkeit und kämpfte gleichzeitig gegen einen plötzlichen, unsinnigen Wunsch, sich diesem eigenartigen, aber, wie er fühlte, brüderlichen Mann etwas mehr anzuvertrauen.
Synonyms
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.