wijken
\ʋɛj.kə:\
The verdict
“wijken” 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) - Laisser passer en premier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wijken · wijken · French
wijken · 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 | wijken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʋɛj.kə:\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « wijken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
wijken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʋɛj.kə:\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for wijken in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is wijken, spelled W-I-J-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Laisser passer en premier.
- 2Reculer.
- 3Disparaître.
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.