verstrijken

verb

The verdict

“verstrijken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’écouler, passer, expirer, prendre fin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-verstrijken · verstrijken · French

verstrijken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for verstrijken
PropertyValue
Headwordverstrijken
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « verstrijken » en français

verstrijkenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

verstrijken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’écouler, passer, expirer, prendre fin.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for verstrijken in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is verstrijken, spelled V-E-R-S-T-R-I-J-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’écouler, passer, expirer, prendre fin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hoeveel dagen zijn er verstreken sinds het begin van de vakantie?
  2. Er is weer een dag verstreken.

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 "verstrijken"?
"verstrijken" is spelled V-E-R-S-T-R-I-J-K-E-N.
What does "verstrijken" mean?
As a verb, "verstrijken" means: S’écouler, passer, expirer, prendre fin.
What language does "verstrijken" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list