verwischen

\fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩\

/\fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“verwischen” 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) - Brouiller, rendre flou.

Corpus desk

Index FR-verwischen · verwischen · French

verwischen · 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.

Key facts for verwischen
PropertyValue
Headwordverwischen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « verwischen » en français

verwischenn'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

verwischen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brouiller, rendre flou.".

No misspelling variants are generated for verwischen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is verwischen, spelled V-E-R-W-I-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brouiller, rendre flou.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Damit verwischt die Riesenmikrobe auch die in der Biologie fundamentale Grenze zwischen Prokaryoten – Einzellern ohne Zellkern – und Eukaryoten – allen anderen Lebensformen inklusive Tiere und Pflanzen – und könnte damit ein Missing Link in der Evolution komplexen Lebens sein.
  2. Er schießt gleich auf den jüngeren Mann (...) Dann trabt Blake wieder los. Der jetzt stärkere Regen verwischt seine Spuren.

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 "verwischen"?
"verwischen" is spelled V-E-R-W-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩\.
What does "verwischen" mean?
As a verb, "verwischen" means: Brouiller, rendre flou.
How do you pronounce "verwischen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwischen" is \fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwischen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list