Vergnügen
\fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːɡn̩\
The verdict
“Vergnügen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Plaisir, bonne humeur, sentiment joyeux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vergnugen · Vergnügen · French
Vergnügen · 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 | Vergnügen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Vergnügen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Vergnügen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Vergnügen, spelled V-E-R-G-N-Ü-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Plaisir, bonne humeur, sentiment joyeux.
- 2Réunion festive, raout, soirée dansante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vergnügen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du machst mir ein großes Vergnügen!
Ich mache mir ein Vergnügen daraus, meine Freunde morgen früh zu überraschen.
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.