verspüren
\fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːʁən\
The verdict
“verspüren” 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) - Éprouver.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verspuren · verspüren · French
verspüren · 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 | verspüren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːʁən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verspüren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verspüren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verspüren, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 explicit etymology string is stored 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 verspüren, spelled V-E-R-S-P-Ü-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Éprouver.
- 2Ressentir.
- 3Percevoir, sentir, éprouver par les sens, physiquement.
- 4Percevoir, sentir, éprouver émotionnellement.
- 5Percevoir, sentir, éprouver par des symptômes ou par l’expérience.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verspüren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Deines Geistes hab ich einen Hauch verspürt (Uhland).
Sofort nach meinem Sturz verspürte ich höllische Schmerzen im linken Arm.
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.