Verblödung
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈbløːdʊŋ]
Verblödung is spelled V-E-R-B-L-Ö-D-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 88,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verblödung is a German feminine noun meaning “idiocy, mental enfeeblement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorgang, immer blöder zu werden, und Ergebnis dieses Vorgangs”.
What does Verblödung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineidiocy, mental enfeeblement
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorgang, immer blöder zu werden, und Ergebnis dieses Vorgangs
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Verblödung
- Verblödungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verblödung?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈbløːdʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verblödung in German?
Verblödung appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).