vergrößern
\fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁøːsɐn\
The verdict
“vergrößern” 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) - Agrandir, augmenter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vergro-ern · vergrößern · French
vergrößern · 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 | vergrößern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁøːsɐn\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vergrößern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁøːsɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vergrößern, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vergrößern, spelled V-E-R-G-R-Ö-S-S-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Agrandir, augmenter.
- 2Aggraver (un problème).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vergrößern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Emma will sich die Brüste vergrößern lassen, aber ihre Eltern sind dagegen.
Diese Maßnahmen werden das Problem nicht lösen, im Gegenteil, sie werden es vergrößern.
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.