versenken
\fɛɐ̯ˈzɛŋkn̩\
The verdict
“versenken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire couler (un navire).
Corpus desk
Index FR-versenken · versenken · French
versenken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | versenken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈzɛŋkn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
versenken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈzɛŋkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
versenken has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is versenken, spelled V-E-R-S-E-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Faire couler (un navire).
- 2Faire disparaître dans un autre objet de manière à former une seule surface.
- 3Marquer un but.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how versenken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach Angaben des Museums baute Schiffsbauer Hein Jakobsson die Äpplet breiter als die Vasa, um die Stabilität zu verbessern. Im Jahr 1658 wurde das Kriegsschiff vor Vaxholm versenkt, weil es nicht mehr als seetüchtig galt.
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.