verbilligen
\fɛɐ̯ˈbɪlɪɡn̩\
The verdict
“verbilligen” 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) - transitif Réduire le prix, rendre meilleur marché.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verbilligen · verbilligen · French
verbilligen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | verbilligen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈbɪlɪɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verbilligen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verbilligen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈbɪlɪɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for verbilligen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is verbilligen, spelled V-E-R-B-I-L-L-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1transitif Réduire le prix, rendre meilleur marché.
- 2Devenir meilleur marché.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how verbilligen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sofortmaßnahmen zum Spritsparen, wie es ein schnell umsetzbares Tempolimit für Autobahnen wäre, oder autofreie Sonntage? Dass sich die FDP dagegen stemmt, aber den Sprit verbilligen will, zeigt, wie irrational und anachronistisch ihr Verhältnis zum Auto ist.
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.