verblasst

/[fɛɐ̯ˈblast]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,335

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

verblasst is anGermanadj. It means: wenig lebendig, detailreich, farbintensiv Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈblast]. Often confused with verlass and verpasst.

Key facts for verblasst
PropertyValue
Headwordverblasst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈblast]
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,335
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verblasst in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verblasst is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈblast]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,335 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for verblasst, with forms such as "evrblasst", "vebrlasst", and "verbalsst". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "verlass", "verpasst", "verlässt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is verblasst, spelled V-E-R-B-L-A-S-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    wenig lebendig, detailreich, farbintensiv
  2. 2
    von abgeschwächter eigener Bedeutung, kein vollwertiger Vertreter der entsprechenden Wortart mehr seiend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrblasst,vebrlasst,verbalsst,verbblasst,verblasstt,verblast,verblasts,verblaßt,verbllasst,verblsast,verlbasst,verrblasst,vreblasst,vverblasst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verblasst

Misspelling Variants of "verblasst"

evrblasst9vebrlasst9verbalsst9verbblasst10verblasstt10verblast8verblasts9verblaßt8
Misspelling Variants of "verblasst"

Frequency rank: #32,335 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verblasst"?
"verblasst" is spelled V-E-R-B-L-A-S-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈblast].
What does "verblasst" mean?
As an adj, "verblasst" means: wenig lebendig, detailreich, farbintensiv
What words are commonly confused with "verblasst"?
"verblasst" is commonly confused with "verlass", "verpasst", "verlässt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verblasst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verblasst" is [fɛɐ̯ˈblast]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verblasst" come from?
"verblasst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.