verraten
\fɛɐ̯.ˈʁaː.tən\
The verdict
“verraten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trahir (en dévoilant quelque chose).
Corpus desk
Index FR-verraten · verraten · French
verraten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | verraten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯.ˈʁaː.tən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verraten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯.ˈʁaː.tən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verraten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is verraten, spelled V-E-R-R-A-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Trahir (en dévoilant quelque chose).
- 2Dénoncer, trahir.
- 3Trahir (quelqu’un, un groupe).
- 4Trahir.
- 5Révéler, dire.
- 6Se trahir, se faire repérer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verraten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du hast unser Geheimnis verraten!
Der Einbrecher hat seine Komplizen bei der Polizei verraten.
Synonyms
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.