vernachlässigen

\fɛɐ̯ˈnaːχlɛsɪɡən\

/\fɛɐ̯ˈnaːχlɛsɪɡən\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Négliger, délaisser, ne pas prendre soin de.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vernachlassigen · vernachlässigen · French

vernachlässigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for vernachlässigen
PropertyValue
Headwordvernachlässigen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛɐ̯ˈnaːχlɛsɪɡən\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vernachlässigen » en français

vernachlässigenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vernachlässigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈnaːχlɛsɪɡən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Négliger, délaisser, ne pas prendre soin de.".

No misspelling variants are generated for vernachlässigen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vernachlässigen, spelled V-E-R-N-A-C-H-L-Ä-S-S-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Négliger, délaisser, ne pas prendre soin de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vernachlässigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Mutter hat ihre kleine Tochter vernachlässigt.
  2. Mein Kollege hat sehr oft seine Arbeit vernachlässigt.

Antonyms

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 "vernachlässigen"?
"vernachlässigen" is spelled V-E-R-N-A-C-H-L-Ä-S-S-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛɐ̯ˈnaːχlɛsɪɡən\.
What does "vernachlässigen" mean?
As a verb, "vernachlässigen" means: Négliger, délaisser, ne pas prendre soin de.
How do you pronounce "vernachlässigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vernachlässigen" is \fɛɐ̯ˈnaːχlɛsɪɡən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list