verzichten
\fər.ˈtsɪç.tən\
The verdict
“verzichten” 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) - Renoncer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verzichten · verzichten · French
verzichten · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verzichten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fər.ˈtsɪç.tən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « verzichten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
verzichten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fər.ˈtsɪç.tən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Renoncer.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verzichten, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 verzichten, spelled V-E-R-Z-I-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Renoncer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verzichten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er verzichtet auf seinen Anspruch.
Am vergangenen Freitag musste van Gaal (..) auf den Flug zur WM-Gruppen-Auslosung nach Katar verzichten.
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.