verlieren
\fɛɐˈliːrən\
The verdict
“verlieren” 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) - Perdre, égarer un objet, ne plus savoir où il est.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verlieren · verlieren · French
verlieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | verlieren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐˈliːrən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verlieren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐˈliːrən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for verlieren in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is verlieren, spelled V-E-R-L-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Perdre, égarer un objet, ne plus savoir où il est.
- 2Perdre, laisser tomber (un objet).
- 3Donner une impression moins favorable.
- 4Disparaître, mourir.
- 5S'éloigner graduellement et disparaître.
- 6Être peu nombreux ou important par rapport à son ambiance.
- 7S'écarter du sujet, de ce qui est important.
- 8Perdre, être vaincu.
- 9Perdre, être privé de quelque chose qu’on avait, qu’on possédait.
- 10(irgendwo) nichts verloren haben: N'avoir pas le droit d'être (dans quelque part).
- 11an etwas verlieren Perdre partiellement, réduire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verlieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Miesel hat seinen Aberglauben: In der Tasche seiner Jeans steckt immer ein Legostein (...) Zweimal hat Victor den Stein verloren, und zweimal hat er einen neuen, identischen erstanden.
Als ich die Wohnzimmertür öffnete, sah ich die ganze Familie auf dem Teppich herumkriechen. Was war passiert? Oma hatte eine Kontaktlinse verloren!
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.