verrotten

\fɛɐ̯ˈʁɔtn̩\

/\fɛɐ̯ˈʁɔtn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“verrotten” 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) - Pourrir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-verrotten · verrotten · French

verrotten · 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 verrotten
PropertyValue
Headwordverrotten
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛɐ̯ˈʁɔtn̩\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « verrotten » en français

verrottenreste 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

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

verrotten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is verrotten, spelled V-E-R-R-O-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pourrir.

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 "verrotten"?
"verrotten" is spelled V-E-R-R-O-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛɐ̯ˈʁɔtn̩\.
What does "verrotten" mean?
As a verb, "verrotten" means: Pourrir.
How do you pronounce "verrotten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verrotten" is \fɛɐ̯ˈʁɔtn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verrotten" come from?
"verrotten" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list