worden
\ˈvɔrdən\
The verdict
“worden” is uncommon French (frequency #78,971 among 27,995 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,971
- frequency rank, French
- 27,995
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participe passé de werden, (comme auxiliaire).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | worden |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈvɔrdən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #78,971 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “worden” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
worden is uncommon French at frequency #78,971 among 27,995 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈvɔrdən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participe passé de werden, (comme auxiliaire).".
No misspelling variants are generated for worden in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is worden, spelled W-O-R-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Participe passé de werden, (comme auxiliaire).
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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Using “worden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is W-O-R-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.