verstecken
\fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkn̩\
The verdict
“verstecken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cacher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verstecken · verstecken · French
verstecken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | verstecken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verstecken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verstecken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verstecken, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is verstecken, spelled V-E-R-S-T-E-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Cacher.
- 2Se cacher.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verstecken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die wirklichen Großverdiener dieser illegalen Geschäfte verstecken ihr Geld nicht unter der Matratze. Sie lassen es waschen, stecken es in Immobilien, in legale Geschäfte oder in Luxusautos.
Sie haben gerade genug Zeit, um die Jacke und die Match-Hefte in einer Truhe zu verstecken, auf die Anna sich mit ihrem wohlgerundeten Hintern setzt, da klopft der Tschekist schon an die Tür.
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.