verboten
\vɛʁ.bɔ.tɛn\
The verdict
“verboten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Interdit, défendu (sous-entendu de manière péremptoire ou autoritaire).
Corpus desk
Index FR-verboten · verboten · French
verboten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | verboten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \vɛʁ.bɔ.tɛn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verboten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verboten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vɛʁ.bɔ.tɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Interdit, défendu (sous-entendu de manière péremptoire ou autoritaire).".
No misspelling variants are generated for verboten in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is verboten, spelled V-E-R-B-O-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Interdit, défendu (sous-entendu de manière péremptoire ou autoritaire).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verboten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’était vraiment émouvant mais le Fritz avait une façon de comprendre les consignes absolument inconnue dans l’armée française. Il se bornait à répondre : verboten, verboten, raouss, loss, etc.
Finalement, le livre de Catherine Nay, bien que non suspect de malveillance, ne relève-t-il pas une certaine folie et des pulsions autocratiques chez cet homme qu’elle qualifie elle-même de « bonapartiste » ? L’hypothèse formulée suscite, aussitôt, une levée de boucliers indignée sur le plateau de l’émission. On n’a pas le droit de dire ça ! Verboten ! Le…
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.