verschlagen
\fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩\
The verdict
“verschlagen” 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) - Sournois, retors, malicieux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verschlagen · verschlagen · French
verschlagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | verschlagen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verschlagen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
verschlagen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is verschlagen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Sournois, retors, malicieux.
- 2Légèrement chaud, mais plus froid que tiède.
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.