verblüffen

[fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verblüffen” is uncommon German (frequency #81,100 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,100
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden durch etwas Überraschendes in Erstaunen versetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verbluffen · verblüffen · German

verblüffen · rank #81,100 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,100
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verbitte

Nearest frequency peer: verbitte (-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 „verblüffen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verblüffen
PropertyValue
Headwordverblüffen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,100
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verblüffen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verblüffenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verbitte“ (#81,099), „Verdienstausfall“ (#81,101), „verabredete“ (#81,098). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verblüffen“ bei #81,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verblüffen is uncommon German at frequency #81,100 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden durch etwas Überraschendes in Erstaunen versetzen".

No misspelling variants are generated for verblüffen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verblüffen, spelled V-E-R-B-L-Ü-F-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden durch etwas Überraschendes in Erstaunen versetzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der Pressekonferenz verblüfft er die Reporter mit einem Geständnis.
  2. Die Tänzerin weiß mit der Beweglichkeit ihrer Gliedmaßen zu verblüffen.

Synonyms

erstaunenfrappierenirritierenüberraschenüberrumpelnumhauen

Antonyms

langweilen

This word in other languages

amaze(English)sorprender(Español)stupéfier(Français)

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 "verblüffen"?
"verblüffen" is spelled V-E-R-B-L-Ü-F-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfn̩].
What does "verblüffen" mean?
As a verb, "verblüffen" means: jemanden durch etwas Überraschendes in Erstaunen versetzen
How do you pronounce "verblüffen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verblüffen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verblüffen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verliebter#81,107verpachten#81,111verprassen#81,112verschloss#81,113

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list