verrecken

\fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛkn̩\

/\fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛkn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“verrecken” 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) - Crever.

Corpus desk

Index FR-verrecken · verrecken · French

verrecken · 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.

Key facts for verrecken
PropertyValue
Headwordverrecken
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛkn̩\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « verrecken » en français

verreckenreste 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

verrecken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Crever.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verrecken, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 verrecken, spelled V-E-R-R-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crever.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Doch warum kann mich mittlerweile nicht einmal das mehr erschrecken, wenn irgendwo Menschen an dreckigem Wasser verrecken?“
  2. Die Drogenpolitik der Regierung trägt eine Mitverantwortung dafür, dass jedes Jahr in diesem Land Hunderte von Heroinkonsumenten jämmerlich verrecken.

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 "verrecken"?
"verrecken" is spelled V-E-R-R-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛkn̩\.
What does "verrecken" mean?
As a verb, "verrecken" means: Crever.
How do you pronounce "verrecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verrecken" is \fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛkn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verrecken" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list