verängstigte

Name: verängstigte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪçtə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪçtə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“verängstigte” is uncommon German (frequency #81,123 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,123
frequency rank, German: 49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verängstigt

Key facts for verängstigte
Property	Value
Headword	verängstigte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪçtə]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#81,123
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verängstigte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verängstigte lands here:

#81,123

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verängstigte is uncommon German at frequency #81,123 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪçtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

verängstigte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verängstigte, spelled V-E-R-Ä-N-G-S-T-I-G-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verängstigt
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verängstigt
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verängstigt
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verängstigt
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verängstigt
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verängstigt
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verängstigt
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verängstigt
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verängstigt

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verängstigte"?

"verängstigte" is spelled V-E-R-Ä-N-G-S-T-I-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪçtə].

What does "verängstigte" mean?

As an adjective, "verängstigte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verängstigt

How do you pronounce "verängstigte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verängstigte" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "verängstigte" come from?

"verängstigte" 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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Using “verängstigte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-Ä-N-G-S-T-I-G-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪçtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.