verfehlen
\fɛr.ˈfeː.lən\
The verdict
“verfehlen” 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) - Manquer, rater (un but).
Corpus desk
Index FR-verfehlen · verfehlen · French
verfehlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | verfehlen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛr.ˈfeː.lən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verfehlen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verfehlen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛr.ˈfeː.lən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
verfehlen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is verfehlen, spelled V-E-R-F-E-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Manquer, rater (un but).
- 2Ne pas atteindre (un objectif).
- 3Ne pas se rencontrer.
- 4Manquer, rater, ne pas faire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verfehlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich verfehlte das Ziel um Haaresbreite.
Wenn Sie diesem Weg folgen, können Sie den Festplatz nicht verfehlen.
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.