Werk
\vɛʁk\
The verdict
“Werk” is uncommon French (frequency #90,310 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,310
- frequency rank, French
- 549
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Œuvre, ouvrage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-werk · Werk · French
Werk · rank #90,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,310
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 549
- PHOTO-FINISH wer
Nearest frequency peer: wer (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Werk »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- waifu
waifu
9,697 corpus weight
- wakeboard
wakeboard
9,696 corpus weight
- Weah
Weah
9,694 corpus weight
- welker
welker
9,693 corpus weight
- wer
wer
9,692 corpus weight
- Werk
Werk
9,691 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Werk » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Werk |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vɛʁk\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #90,310 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Werk » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Werk is uncommon French at frequency #90,310 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɛʁk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Werk, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Werk, spelled W-E-R-K.
Definition
- 1Œuvre, ouvrage.
- 2Travail, besogne.
- 3Usine, fabrique, centrale.
- 4Mécanisme générant un mouvement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Werk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Buch, das ihr der jüngere geschenkt hatte, kam ungelesen zurück: L’homme machine von La Mettrie. Dieses Werk sei verboten, ein verabscheuungswürdiges Pamphlet. Sie bringe es nicht über sich, es auch nur aufzuschlagen.
Unter fremden Sternbildern, vor den steinernen Zeugen der Pyramiden hatte [Napoleon] gefochten, war dann, müd, ein grandios begonnenes Werk zäh zu vollenden, auf winzigem Schiffe durchgeschlüpft zwischen den lauernden Korvetten Nelsons, faßte ein paar Tage nach seiner Ankunft eine Handvoll Getreuer zusammen, fegte den widerstrebenden Konvent rein und riß…
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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