enfeebled

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs enfeeble

Corpus desk

Index DE-enfeebled · enfeebled · German

enfeebled · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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 enfeebled
PropertyValue
Headwordenfeebled
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „enfeebled“ im Deutschen

enfeebledliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

enfeebled is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs enfeeble".

No misspelling variants are generated for enfeebled in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is enfeebled, spelled E-N-F-E-E-B-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs enfeeble

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 "enfeebled"?
"enfeebled" is spelled E-N-F-E-E-B-L-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "enfeebled" mean?
As a verb, "enfeebled" means: Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs enfeeble
How do you pronounce "enfeebled"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfeebled" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfeebled" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list