versagen
\fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩\
The verdict
“versagen” 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) - Faillir, rater, défaillir, échouer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-versagen · versagen · French
versagen · 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 | versagen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
versagen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
versagen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is versagen, spelled V-E-R-S-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Faillir, rater, défaillir, échouer.
- 2Refuser, priver de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how versagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat doch auf der ganzen Linie versagt.
Anne Spiegel hat in ihrer Rolle als Umweltministerin in Rheinland-Pfalz bei der Ahr-Katastrophe versagt. Sie sollte zu ihrer Verantwortung stehen.
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.