verarmen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁmən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁmən]/ verb

The verdict

“verarmen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,446 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,446
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - arm werden, sein Vermögen verlieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-verarmen · verarmen · German

verarmen · rank #88,446 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,446
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verachtete

Nearest frequency peer: verachtete (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verarmen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verarmen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verarmen
PropertyValue
Headwordverarmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁmən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,446
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verarmen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verarmenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verachtete“ (#88,445), „verbeugt“ (#88,447), „Verbundes“ (#88,448). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verarmen“ bei #88,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verarmen is uncommon German at frequency #88,446 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "arm werden, sein Vermögen verlieren".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verarmen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verarmen, spelled V-E-R-A-R-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    arm werden, sein Vermögen verlieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verarmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Laufe der Jahrhunderte verarmte der Adel zusehends.
  2. Er ist in einer verarmten Provinz aufgewachsen.

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); 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 "verarmen"?
"verarmen" is spelled V-E-R-A-R-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁmən].
What does "verarmen" mean?
As a verb, "verarmen" means: arm werden, sein Vermögen verlieren
How do you pronounce "verarmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verarmen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verarmen" come from?
"verarmen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verarmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list