verschweigen
\fɛɐ̯ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩\
The verdict
“verschweigen” 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) - Taire, cacher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verschweigen · verschweigen · French
verschweigen · 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 | verschweigen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verschweigen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verschweigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Taire, cacher.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verschweigen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is verschweigen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Taire, cacher.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how verschweigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nicht alle Arbeitnehmer, die ihre Vorgesetzten anlügen, tun dies, weil sie weniger arbeiten als in ihrem Vertrag vereinbart. Manche verschweigen auch, dass sie mit der Arbeitszeit nicht hinkommen, weil Aufgaben bei ihnen deutlich länger brauchen, als sie vorgeben.
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