verpflichten
\fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtn̩\
The verdict
“verpflichten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Engager, obliger.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verpflichten · verpflichten · French
verpflichten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | verpflichten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtn̩\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verpflichten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verpflichten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is verpflichten, spelled V-E-R-P-F-L-I-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Engager, obliger.
- 2S'engager, s'obliger.
- 3Employer.
- 4S'engager contractuellement pour un service ou pour une période.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verpflichten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Noch verpflichtet der Staat russische Firmen, 80 Prozent ihrer ausländischen Devisenerlöse sofort in Rubel zu wechseln, der Zwangsumtausch stützt den Kurs massiv.
(In dem Abkommen) hat sich Italien verpflichtet, diese Strecke bis 2028 auf seinem Staatsgebiet so auszubauen, dass Sattelauflieger mit 4 Meter Eckhöhe durchgehend bis in den Raum Mailand/Novara transportiert werden können.
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.