wünschen
\ˈvʏnʃn̩\
The verdict
“wünschen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (transitif) Souhaiter, désirer. suivi du datif de la personne puis suivi de l’accusatif de la chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wunschen · wünschen · French
wünschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | wünschen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈvʏnʃn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
wünschen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈvʏnʃn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for wünschen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is wünschen, spelled W-Ü-N-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1(transitif) Souhaiter, désirer. suivi du datif de la personne puis suivi de l’accusatif de la chose.
- 2(intransitif) Désirer, demander poliment.
- 3(réfléchi) Vouloir, désirer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wünschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich wünsche ihr gute Besserung.
Ich wünsche, nicht gestört zu werden.
Synonyms
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.