verlängern
\fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn\
The verdict
“verlängern” 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) - Prolonger.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verlangern · verlängern · French
verlängern · 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 | verlängern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verlängern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
verlängern has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is verlängern, spelled V-E-R-L-Ä-N-G-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Prolonger.
- 2Allonger, rallonger
- 3Diluer.
- 4Se prolonger.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verlängern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Geschäft verlängert den Sonderangebot.
Die Hose ist zu kurz, sie muss verlängert werden.
Antonyms
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.