Verzicht

\fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçt\

/\fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçt\/ noun

The verdict

“Verzicht” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Renoncement à un projet, une demande une revendication, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-verzicht · Verzicht · French

Verzicht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 Verzicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerzicht
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçt\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Verzicht » en français

Verzichtreste 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

Verzicht is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Verzicht, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Verzicht, spelled V-E-R-Z-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Renoncement à un projet, une demande une revendication, etc.
  2. 2
    Renonciation, renoncement.
  3. 3
    Abandon (d'un office, une fonction).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wegen seiner Krankheit blieb der Verzicht auf die Reise die einzige Option.
  2. Ein breites zivilgesellschaftliches Bündnis plädiert für Verzicht auf Gas, Öl und Kohle aus Russland.

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 "Verzicht"?
"Verzicht" is spelled V-E-R-Z-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçt\.
What does "Verzicht" mean?
As a noun, "Verzicht" means: Renoncement à un projet, une demande une revendication, etc.
How do you pronounce "Verzicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verzicht" is \fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verzicht" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list