verschenken
\fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkən\
The verdict
“verschenken” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Offrir, donner (un cadeau).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verschenken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkən\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verschenken” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for verschenken is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkən\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Offrir, donner (un cadeau).".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verschenken, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is verschenken, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-E-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Offrir, donner (un cadeau).
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.
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Using “verschenken”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-E-R-S-C-H-E-N-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkən\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.