darben
[ˈdaʁbn̩]
The verdict
“darben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unerfüllte Bedürfnisse haben oder Entbehrungen ausgesetzt sein, sehr häufig auf Nahrungsmittel und Grundbedürfnisse bezogen
Corpus desk
Index DE-darben · darben · German
darben · 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 "D" 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 | darben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdaʁbn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „darben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
darben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdaʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unerfüllte Bedürfnisse haben oder Entbehrungen ausgesetzt sein, sehr häufig auf Nahrungsmittel und Grundbedürfnisse bezogen".
No misspelling variants are generated for darben in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is darben, spelled D-A-R-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1unerfüllte Bedürfnisse haben oder Entbehrungen ausgesetzt sein, sehr häufig auf Nahrungsmittel und Grundbedürfnisse bezogen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how darben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Während die Bauern und die ärmeren Bürger in den Städten darbten, ließ es sich an den Tischen der Reichen noch recht wohl sein.
Der Sender darbt, da die Gelder fehlen.
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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.