verdunkeln
\fɛɐ̯ˈdʊŋkl̩n\
The verdict
“verdunkeln” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Assombrir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verdunkeln · verdunkeln · French
verdunkeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | verdunkeln |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈdʊŋkl̩n\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verdunkeln is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈdʊŋkl̩n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
verdunkeln has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is verdunkeln, spelled V-E-R-D-U-N-K-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Assombrir.
- 2S'assombrir, s’obscurcir
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verdunkeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Gardine verdunkelt den Raum fast vollständig.
Seit dem Vortag hatte sich der Himmel verdunkelt, und es regnete in Strömen. Die draußen Stehenden hatten ihre Regenschirme aufgespannt.
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.