vermindern
\fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn\
The verdict
“vermindern” 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) - Diminuer, réduire, atténuer, amoindrir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vermindern · vermindern · French
vermindern · 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 | vermindern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vermindern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for vermindern in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vermindern, spelled V-E-R-M-I-N-D-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Diminuer, réduire, atténuer, amoindrir.
- 2Diminuer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vermindern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Verlauf des Tages vermindert sich (...) die Aktivität des Sympathikus; während des Schlafs in der Nacht ist sie am geringsten. Wird den ganzen Tag über Kaffee getrunken, kann dieser zirkadiane Rhythmus gestört sein – der Organismus ist schon dabei, langsam runterzufahren, doch mit Kaffee wird ein gegensätzlicher Reiz gesetzt.
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.