Verblüffung

[fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verblüffung” is uncommon German (frequency #99,258 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,258
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Verblüfftsein

Corpus desk

Index DE-verbluffung · Verblüffung · German

Verblüffung · rank #99,258 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,258
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verbandsligis…

Nearest frequency peer: Verbandsligisten (-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 „Verblüffung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verblüffung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerblüffung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,258
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verblüffung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verbandsligisten“ (#99,257), „Verbrecherjagd“ (#99,259), „Verbandsgemeinden“ (#99,256). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verblüffung“ bei #99,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verblüffung is uncommon German at frequency #99,258 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Verblüfftsein".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Verblüffung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Verblüffung, spelled V-E-R-B-L-Ü-F-F-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Verblüfftsein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Verblüffung stand ihm ins Gesicht geschrieben.
  2. Sie schien die Verblüffung ihres Angestellten nicht zu verstehen.

Synonyms

ErstaunenFassungslosigkeitÜberraschungVerwunderung

This word in other languages

amazement(English)perplexidade(Português)

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 "Verblüffung"?
"Verblüffung" is spelled V-E-R-B-L-Ü-F-F-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfʊŋ].
What does "Verblüffung" mean?
As a noun, "Verblüffung" means: das Verblüfftsein
How do you pronounce "Verblüffung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verblüffung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verblüffung" come from?
"Verblüffung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verfestigte#99,265verkommenen#99,271unwissender#99,244unverhoffte#99,240

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list