verhüllen
\fɛɐ̯ˈhʏlən\
The verdict
“verhüllen” 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) - Voiler, emballer d'un voile
Corpus desk
Index FR-verhullen · verhüllen · French
verhüllen · 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 | verhüllen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈhʏlən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verhüllen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verhüllen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈhʏlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Voiler, emballer d'un voile".
verhüllen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is verhüllen, spelled V-E-R-H-Ü-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Voiler, emballer d'un voile
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verhüllen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Reichstagsgebaüde wurde von Christo verhüllt.
Sie las gern schlüpfrige Romane, wobei sie weniger Freude an der eigentlichen Handlung hatte als an den die Handlung verhüllenden Schleiern. «Das ist gewagt, das ist gut geschrieben», sagte sie verständnisinnig.
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.