wüten

\ˈvyːtn̩\

/\ˈvyːtn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“wüten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S'emporter, agir avec colère et violence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wuten · wüten · French

wüten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for wüten
PropertyValue
Headwordwüten
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈvyːtn̩\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « wüten » en français

wütenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wüten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈvyːtn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for wüten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is wüten, spelled W-Ü-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    S'emporter, agir avec colère et violence.
  2. 2
    Faire rage, se déchaîner, faire des ravages.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wüten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Donald Trump (...) holt gegen Floridas Gouverneur Ron DeSantis (44) aus. Trump verpasst ihm den Spitznamen Ron «DeScheinheilig». Er wütet weiter: «Ich habe auch seine Kampagne in Ordnung gebracht, die völlig auseinandergefallen war.»
  2. Auf dieser Fläche hat voriges Jahr ein heftiger Waldbrand gewütet, aber dieses Jahr forsten wir sie wieder auf.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wüten"?
"wüten" is spelled W-Ü-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈvyːtn̩\.
What does "wüten" mean?
As a verb, "wüten" means: S'emporter, agir avec colère et violence.
How do you pronounce "wüten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wüten" is \ˈvyːtn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wüten" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list