verlangsamen
\fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋzaːmən\
The verdict
“verlangsamen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - transitif Ralentir, diminuer la vitesse de quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verlangsamen · verlangsamen · French
verlangsamen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | verlangsamen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋzaːmən\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verlangsamen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋzaːmən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
verlangsamen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 verlangsamen, spelled V-E-R-L-A-N-G-S-A-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1transitif Ralentir, diminuer la vitesse de quelque chose.
- 2Ralentir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verlangsamen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Selbst wenn nicht alle Erkrankten und ihre Kontakte rechtzeitig gefunden würden, könnte diese Strategie eine Ausbreitung des Erregers verlangsamen, heißt es.
Im Juli verlangsamte sich das Wachstum im Einzelhandel auf 2,7 Prozent, auch die Industrieproduktion lag mit 3,8 Prozent deutlich hinter den Prognosen zurück.
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.