verkümmern
\fɛɐ̯ˈkʏmɐn\
The verdict
“verkümmern” 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) - S'atrophier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verkummern · verkümmern · French
verkümmern · 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 | verkümmern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈkʏmɐn\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verkümmern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈkʏmɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S'atrophier.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verkümmern, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is verkümmern, spelled V-E-R-K-Ü-M-M-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1S'atrophier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verkümmern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um gute Erektionen zu haben, braucht ein Mann eine gewisse Menge bestimmter Muskelzellen im Penis. Bei längerfristigem Testosteronmangel werden diese Zellen zurückgebildet, und sie verkümmern.
Anne-Marie, die zweite Tochter (...) war begabt: man hielt es für vornehm, diese Begabung verkümmern zu lassen; Glanz ging von ihr aus: man sorgte dafür, dass sie es nicht merkte.
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