verblöden
[fɛɐ̯ˈbløːdn̩]
The verdict
“verblöden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwachsinnig, blöde werden; geistig abbauen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verbloden · verblöden · German
verblöden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | verblöden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈbløːdn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verblöden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verblöden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈbløːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verblöden, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verblöden, spelled V-E-R-B-L-Ö-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1schwachsinnig, blöde werden; geistig abbauen
- 2schwindelig werden; ins Taumeln kommen
- 3unklug, ungeschickt werden
- 4bewirken, dass jemandes Geisteskräfte nachlassen und er dumm, stumpfsinnig oder unkritisch wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verblöden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da meine geistig behinderte Schwester nie adäquat gefördert wurde, ist sie mit der Zeit restlos verblödet.
Monika muss den ganzen Tag einer stupiden Tätigkeit nachgehen. Sie verblödet dadurch total.
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.