verschließen
\fɛɐ̯ˈʃliːsn̩\
The verdict
“verschließen” 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) - Fermer, obturer, verrouiller, sceller.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verschlie-en · verschließen · French
verschließen · 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 | verschließen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʃliːsn̩\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verschließen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʃliːsn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fermer, obturer, verrouiller, sceller.".
Zero misspellings are on record for verschließen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is verschließen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-I-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Fermer, obturer, verrouiller, sceller.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how verschließen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bessere Weine kommen in Flaschen und die werden mit einem Korken verschlossen.
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.