verängstigen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪɡn̩]
The verdict
“verängstigen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einem Lebewesen Angst machen, so dass dieses danach eingeschüchtert ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-verangstigen · verängstigen · German
verängstigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verängstigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verängstigen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verängstigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einem Lebewesen Angst machen, so dass dieses danach eingeschüchtert ist".
Zero misspellings are on record for verängstigen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verängstigen, spelled V-E-R-Ä-N-G-S-T-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1einem Lebewesen Angst machen, so dass dieses danach eingeschüchtert ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verängstigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der juristische Jargon verwirrte das Paar, und die scheinbare Eile der Justiz, das Gedränge auf der Pressetribüne und die Auswechslung des Pflichtverteidigers in letzter Minute verängstigten die beiden zusätzlich.“
„Diese Informationen verängstigen den Sultan, der mit seinem Heer nach Aserbaidschan zieht.“
This word in other languages
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.