vertraut
\fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯t\
The verdict
“vertraut” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Connaître bien une personne ou une chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vertraut · vertraut · French
vertraut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | vertraut |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯t\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vertraut is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for vertraut in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 vertraut, spelled V-E-R-T-R-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1Connaître bien une personne ou une chose.
- 2Acquérir les connaissances.
- 3Familier, bien connu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vertraut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin sehr vertraut mit ihr, ich kenne sie sehr gut.
Sie müssen sich mit dieser Materie vertraut machen.
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.