warten
\ˈvaʁtn̩\
The verdict
“warten” 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) - Attendre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-warten · warten · French
warten · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | warten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈvaʁtn̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
warten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈvaʁtn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for warten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is warten, spelled W-A-R-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Attendre.
- 2Entretenir, s’occuper de l’entretien (technique). (, vieilli). S’occuper de qqn, le soigner transitif → voir betreuen et pflegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how warten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf (eine) Antwort, auf den Bus, auf Post, auf den Zug warten.
Seit Stunden warten sie auf die Lieferung.
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.