währen

\ˈvɛː.ʁən\

/\ˈvɛː.ʁən\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-wahren · währen · French

währen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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 währen
PropertyValue
Headwordwähren
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈvɛː.ʁən\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « währen » en français

währenreste 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

währen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈvɛː.ʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Durer.".

Zero misspellings are on record for währen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is währen, spelled W-Ä-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Durer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es wird einige Zeit währen, bis die Wunde verheilt ist.
  2. Wenjamins nightclubbing à la NKWD, das ihn ziemlich aufblühen lässt, währt leider nicht lange, denn er lässt sich den Posten von einem gewissen Hauptmann Lewitin wegschnappen, der ohne sein Wissen zum erklärten Feind der Sawenkos wird (...)

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list