verscheuchen
\fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔɪ̯çn̩\
The verdict
“verscheuchen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chasser, faire fuir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verscheuchen · verscheuchen · French
verscheuchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | verscheuchen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔɪ̯çn̩\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verscheuchen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔɪ̯çn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chasser, faire fuir.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verscheuchen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 verscheuchen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-E-U-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Chasser, faire fuir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verscheuchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich versuche stets, den Gedanken an Anna zu verscheuchen, aber er ist klebrig wie ein altmodischer Fliegenfänger.
Die Stunden verstreichen langsam, und man erzählt sich irgendwelchen Unsinn, verscheucht mit schlaffer Hand die Wolken von Mücken, die im Juli über dem versandeten Fluss schwirren, stürzt lauwarmen Wodka hinunter und isst kleine Speckstücke dazu, die Gorkun mit seinem sibirischen Messer herunterschneidet.
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.