vertrocknen

\fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknən\

/\fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknən\/ verb

The verdict

“vertrocknen” 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'assécher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vertrocknen · vertrocknen · French

vertrocknen · 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 vertrocknen
PropertyValue
Headwordvertrocknen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknən\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vertrocknen » en français

vertrocknenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vertrocknen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S'assécher.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vertrocknen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is vertrocknen, spelled V-E-R-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    S'assécher.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Gummibaum hat Durst. Seine braunen Blätter rollen sich vertrocknet ein, manche Zweige sind schon abgestorben, er verkörpert in seinem Plastiktopf den Inbegriff der Trostlosigkeit, sofern denn das Verb verkörpern bei einer Grünpflanze angebracht ist.

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 "vertrocknen"?
"vertrocknen" is spelled V-E-R-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknən\.
What does "vertrocknen" mean?
As a verb, "vertrocknen" means: S'assécher.
How do you pronounce "vertrocknen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertrocknen" is \fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertrocknen" come from?
"vertrocknen" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list