würdigen
\vʏʁdɪɡn̩\
The verdict
“würdigen” 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) - Honorer, conférer une dignité, accorder de la reconnaissance, rendre hommage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wurdigen · würdigen · French
würdigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | würdigen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vʏʁdɪɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
würdigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \vʏʁdɪɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for würdigen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is würdigen, spelled W-Ü-R-D-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Honorer, conférer une dignité, accorder de la reconnaissance, rendre hommage.
- 2Honorer, accorder de l’attention.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how würdigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Nobelpreis werden jährlich die größten wissenschaftlichen Leistungen gewürdigt.
So viel parteiübergreifenden Respekt gibt es selten: Die AfD hat heute vor ihrer Berliner Zentrale eine goldene Statue von Friedrich Merz aufgestellt. Damit will die Partei die Verdienste des CDU-Chefs würdigen.
Antonyms
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.