vermehren
\fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən\
The verdict
“vermehren” 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) - Augmenter, multiplier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vermehren · vermehren · French
vermehren · 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 | vermehren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vermehren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vermehren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for vermehren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 vermehren, spelled V-E-R-M-E-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Augmenter, multiplier.
- 2(sich vermehren) Se multiplier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vermehren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Legionellen vermehren sich optimal im Temperaturbereich zwischen 25 Grad Celsius und 45 Grad Celsius. Oberhalb einer Temperatur von 60 Grad Celsius werden sie abgetötet, (...)
Auch (das Grippevirus) kann sich im Rachen vermehren und anschließend durch Tröpfcheninfektion etwa beim Niesen und Husten übertragen werden.
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.