widerfahren
\ˌvidɐˈfaːrən\
The verdict
“widerfahren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Advenir (Suivi du datif) à quelqu’un, arriver à quelqu'un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-widerfahren · widerfahren · French
widerfahren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | widerfahren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌvidɐˈfaːrən\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
widerfahren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌvidɐˈfaːrən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Advenir (Suivi du datif) à quelqu’un, arriver à quelqu'un.".
No misspelling variants are generated for widerfahren in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is widerfahren, spelled W-I-D-E-R-F-A-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Advenir (Suivi du datif) à quelqu’un, arriver à quelqu'un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how widerfahren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mir ist etwas Seltsames, Merkwürdiges widerfahren.
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.