vegetieren

[veɡeˈtiːʁən]

/[veɡeˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf einer niedrigen Stufe (der Lebensqualität) leben

Corpus desk

Index DE-vegetieren · vegetieren · German

vegetieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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 vegetieren
PropertyValue
Headwordvegetieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[veɡeˈtiːʁən]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vegetieren” sits in German frequency

vegetieren falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vegetieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [veɡeˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf einer niedrigen Stufe (der Lebensqualität) leben".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vegetieren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vegetieren, spelled V-E-G-E-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf einer niedrigen Stufe (der Lebensqualität) leben

This word in other languages

vegetate(English)végéter(Français)vegetar(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vegetieren"?
"vegetieren" is spelled V-E-G-E-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [veɡeˈtiːʁən].
What does "vegetieren" mean?
As a verb, "vegetieren" means: auf einer niedrigen Stufe (der Lebensqualität) leben
How do you pronounce "vegetieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vegetieren" is [veɡeˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vegetieren" come from?
"vegetieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list