verziehen

\fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən\

/\fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən\/ verb

The verdict

“verziehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire (des grimaces), crisper.

Corpus desk

Index FR-verziehen · verziehen · French

verziehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 verziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordverziehen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « verziehen » en français

verziehenreste 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

verziehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verziehen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is verziehen, spelled V-E-R-Z-I-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire (des grimaces), crisper.
  2. 2
    Déménager.
  3. 3
    Déformer.
  4. 4
    Dissiper, disparaître, se retirer.
  5. 5
    Gâter (donner une mauvaise éducation à).
  6. 6
    rater (une frappe).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Kind kostete den Rosenkohl, verzog das Gesicht und sagte: Das ist zu bitter!
  2. Ich nehme einen Schluck Kaffee, verziehe das Gesicht. Normalerweise trinke ich ihn gerne schwarz, aber heute ist er mir zu stark geraten. Ich hole die Kaffeesahne aus dem Kühlschrank, die ich für Charlotte oder andere Besucher bereithalte, und kippe einen ordentlichen Schwung in meinen Kaffee.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list