versinken
\fɛʁ.ˈzɪŋ.kən\
The verdict
“versinken” 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) - S’enfoncer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-versinken · versinken · French
versinken · 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 | versinken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ.ˈzɪŋ.kən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « versinken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
versinken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ.ˈzɪŋ.kən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for versinken in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is versinken, spelled V-E-R-S-I-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1S’enfoncer.
- 2Sombrer, couler.
- 3Sombrer, couler.
- 4Plonger, se plonger.
- 5Sombrer, plonger.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how versinken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei jedem Schritt versank ich bis zu den Knien im Sand, sodass mir das Wasser bis zu den Oberschenkeln reichte.
Ich bin im Schlamm versunken.
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.