deverbal
[devɛʁˈbaːl]
The verdict
“deverbal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einem Verb abgeleitet/gebildet
Corpus desk
Index DE-deverbal · deverbal · German
deverbal · 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 "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 | deverbal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [devɛʁˈbaːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „deverbal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
deverbal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [devɛʁˈbaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von einem Verb abgeleitet/gebildet".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for deverbal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented 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 deverbal, spelled D-E-V-E-R-B-A-L.
Definition
- 1von einem Verb abgeleitet/gebildet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how deverbal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Alle analysierten Wortbildungskonstruktionen sind deverbale Substantive, somit zuvörderst gekennzeichnet durch eine morpho-syntaktische Transposition, durch die Überführung eines Zeichens aus der Wortklasse Verb in die Wortklasse Substantiv. “
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.