vereiteln
\fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯tl̩n\
The verdict
“vereiteln” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déjouer, mettre en échec, faire échouer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vereiteln · vereiteln · French
vereiteln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | vereiteln |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯tl̩n\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vereiteln » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vereiteln is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯tl̩n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Déjouer, mettre en échec, faire échouer.".
vereiteln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is vereiteln, spelled V-E-R-E-I-T-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Déjouer, mettre en échec, faire échouer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vereiteln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sir Francis Walsingham (* 1532 in Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, Kent; † 6. April 1590 in London) führte ein Spionagenetz und vereitelte mehrere Attentate auf Elisabeth I. von England (1558–1603).
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.