verschrien

\fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁiːn\

/\fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁiːn\/ adj

The verdict

“verschrien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réputé, qui a une réputation négative définie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-verschrien · verschrien · French

verschrien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for verschrien
PropertyValue
Headwordverschrien
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁiːn\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « verschrien » en français

verschrienreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschrien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁiːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Réputé, qui a une réputation négative définie.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verschrien, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is verschrien, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-R-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réputé, qui a une réputation négative définie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how verschrien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Laut Bundeswirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche sollen künftig Dampfmaschinen als Energieerzeugungs- und Beförderungsmittel wieder stärker in den Fokus der Politik rücken. Mit einer neuen Förderung will die CDU-Politikerin der oft als rückschrittlich verschrienen Technologie auf dem Energiemarkt eine Chance geben.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verschrien"?
"verschrien" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-R-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁiːn\.
What does "verschrien" mean?
As an adjective, "verschrien" means: Réputé, qui a une réputation négative définie.
How do you pronounce "verschrien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschrien" is \fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁiːn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschrien" come from?
"verschrien" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list