verminderen

verb

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The verdict

“verminderen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Diminuer, décroître, régresser.

Key facts for verminderen
PropertyValue
Headwordverminderen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verminderen” sits in French frequency

verminderen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verminderen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verminderen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is verminderen, spelled V-E-R-M-I-N-D-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminuer, décroître, régresser.
  2. 2
    Diminuer (quelque chose).

Synonyms

afnemendalenkortenkleiner wordenluwenminderenslinkentanenverflauwenverkleinenbekortenbesnoeienmatigenminimiseren

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verminderen"?
"verminderen" is spelled V-E-R-M-I-N-D-E-R-E-N.
What does "verminderen" mean?
As a verb, "verminderen" means: Diminuer, décroître, régresser.
What language does "verminderen" come from?
"verminderen" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “verminderen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-E-R-M-I-N-D-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list