wachsen

\ˈvaksn̩\

/\ˈvaksn̩\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Augmenter, croître.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wachsen · wachsen · French

wachsen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" 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 wachsen
PropertyValue
Headwordwachsen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈvaksn̩\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « wachsen » en français

wachsensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

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

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wachsen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is wachsen, spelled W-A-C-H-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Augmenter, croître.
  2. 2
    Grandir.
  3. 3
    Monter.
  4. 4
    Pousser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Marktanteil der Schiene am gesamten alpenquerenden Güterverkehr ist im letzten Jahr auf 74,9 Prozent gewachsen. Das ist der höchste Wert seit 30 Jahren.
  2. Indem der Aussenhandel der Schweiz wächst, steigt auch der Anteil der Umweltbelastungen, die ausserhalb der Schweiz anfallen.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list