verpassen
\fɛɐ̯ˈpasn̩\
The verdict
“verpassen” 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) - Manquer, rater, louper.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verpassen · verpassen · French
verpassen · 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 | verpassen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈpasn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verpassen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verpassen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈpasn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verpassen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is verpassen, spelled V-E-R-P-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Manquer, rater, louper.
- 2Donner, appliquer, assener (un coup, une injure, etc.).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verpassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da bist du ! Du hast etwas verpasst.
Vielleicht haben sie den Zug verpasst.
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.