versäumen
\fɛɐ̯.ˈzɔɪ̯.mən\
The verdict
“versäumen” 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) - Rater, manquer, échouer, foirer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-versaumen · versäumen · French
versäumen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | versäumen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯.ˈzɔɪ̯.mən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « versäumen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
versäumen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯.ˈzɔɪ̯.mən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rater, manquer, échouer, foirer.".
versäumen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is versäumen, spelled V-E-R-S-Ä-U-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Rater, manquer, échouer, foirer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how versäumen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er fühlte sich wohl und zuversichtlich, in der Bank versäumte er zwar heute vormittag seinen Dienst, aber das war bei der verhältnismäßig hohen Stellung, die er dort einnahm, leicht entschuldigt.
Das einzige Mittel gegen solch ein Leid ist für einen Kerl aus Saltow, das zu tun, was er zehn Jahre zuvor bei Sweta und ihrem Arschloch von Schurik versäumt hat, nämlich sie und ihren Liebhaber zu töten.
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.