verpuffen
\fɛɐ̯ˈpʊfn̩\
The verdict
“verpuffen” 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) - Déflagrer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verpuffen · verpuffen · French
verpuffen · 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 | verpuffen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈpʊfn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verpuffen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verpuffen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈpʊfn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for verpuffen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is verpuffen, spelled V-E-R-P-U-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Déflagrer.
- 2N'avoir pas d'effet durable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how verpuffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
(Erdoğan) verteilt die auf Pump finanzierten Konjunkturgewinne in Form von Mindestlohnsteigerungen und Rentenerhöhungen. Diese Geldspritzen verpuffen wegen der Inflationsrate zwar direkt wieder, schaffen aber kurzzeitige Linderungen, die besonders vor den Wahlen auf Zuspruch stoßen.
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.