verweigern

\fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn\

/\fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn\/ verb

The verdict

“verweigern” 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) - Refuser, se montrer réticent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-verweigern · verweigern · French

verweigern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 verweigern
PropertyValue
Headwordverweigern
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « verweigern » en français

verweigernreste 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

verweigern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verweigern, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is verweigern, spelled V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Refuser, se montrer réticent.
  2. 2
    Désobéir.
  3. 3
    Refuser d'interagir, d'accepter.
  4. 4
    se refuser sexuellement à quelqu’un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ohne Durchsuchungsbefehl verweigere ich ihnen den Zutritt zu meinem Haus.
  2. Selbst nach 18 stündigem Verhör verweigerte Herr Bleibein jede Aussage.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "verweigern"?
"verweigern" is spelled V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn\.
What does "verweigern" mean?
As a verb, "verweigern" means: Refuser, se montrer réticent.
How do you pronounce "verweigern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verweigern" is \fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verweigern" come from?
"verweigern" 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