verschieden
\fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːdn̩\
The verdict
“verschieden” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Différent, distinct.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verschieden · verschieden · French
verschieden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | verschieden |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːdn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verschieden » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verschieden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːdn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
verschieden doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is verschieden, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-I-E-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Différent, distinct.
- 2Plusieurs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verschieden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Freud hat eine Tatsache hervorgehoben, deren Bedeutung vor ihm nicht erkannt worden war: die männliche Erotik ist eindeutig im Penis lokalisiert, während es bei der Frau zwei verschiedene erotische Systeme gibt: das klitoridale, das sich im infantilen Stadium entwickelt, und das vaginale, das sich erst nach der Pubertät entfaltet.
In der Schweiz leben 6,8 Millionen Menschen. Die Einheimischen gehören vier verschiedenen Völkern an, und jedes verteidigt mit einer bewundernswerten Hartnäckigkeit seine angestammte Kultur, seine Sprache, seine Religionen, seine Sitten, seine Vorurteile, seine Riten.
Synonyms
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.