versiegen

\fɛɐ.ziːɡən\

/\fɛɐ.ziːɡən\/ verb

The verdict

“versiegen” 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) - Se tarir (en parlant de sources), s’épuiser (en parlant de réserves).

Corpus desk

Index FR-versiegen · versiegen · French

versiegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for versiegen
PropertyValue
Headwordversiegen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛɐ.ziːɡən\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « versiegen » en français

versiegensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

versiegen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ.ziːɡən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se tarir (en parlant de sources), s’épuiser (en parlant de réserves).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for versiegen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is versiegen, spelled V-E-R-S-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se tarir (en parlant de sources), s’épuiser (en parlant de réserves).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Quellen des Zuflusses versiegen langsam, und die Region trocknet aus.
  2. Der Energievorrat ist fast versiegt.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "versiegen"?
"versiegen" is spelled V-E-R-S-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛɐ.ziːɡən\.
What does "versiegen" mean?
As a verb, "versiegen" means: Se tarir (en parlant de sources), s’épuiser (en parlant de réserves).
How do you pronounce "versiegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versiegen" is \fɛɐ.ziːɡən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versiegen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list