verschlingen
\fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən\
The verdict
“verschlingen” 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) - Dévorer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verschlingen · verschlingen · French
verschlingen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | verschlingen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verschlingen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verschlingen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verschlingen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is verschlingen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dévorer.
- 2Coûter (beaucoup d'argent).
- 3Dévorer, lire avec avidité, avec grand intérêt.
- 4Entrelacer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verschlingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Mittagessen war bereit. Der Professor Lidenbrock verschlang es mit großem Appetit, denn sein Magen war in Folge des Fastens an Bord zu einem Schlund geworden.
Die Männer organisierten eine Treibjagd auf dem Fluss, und nach einem bitteren und blutigen Kampf schafften sie es, das Ungeheuer zu erlegen. Drei Jäger starben und wurden verschlungen; zwei weitere verloren ein Glied (der eine einen Arm, der andere ein Bein). Doch zu guter Letzt konnte man das Tier töten.
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.