verblühen
[fɛɐ̯ˈblyːən]
The verdict
“verblühen” 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) - die Zeit der Blüte hinter sich lassen; zu welken beginnen; Altersmerkmale wie zum Beispiel Falten bekommen
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Index DE-verbluhen · verblühen · German
verblühen · 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 | verblühen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈblyːən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verblühen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verblühen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈblyːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Zeit der Blüte hinter sich lassen; zu welken beginnen; Altersmerkmale wie zum Beispiel Falten bekommen".
Zero misspellings are on record for verblühen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verblühen, spelled V-E-R-B-L-Ü-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Zeit der Blüte hinter sich lassen; zu welken beginnen; Altersmerkmale wie zum Beispiel Falten bekommen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verblühen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Orchidee verblüht besonders schnell, nach zwei Stunden ist schon alles vorbei.
„Mitten in diesem Gefühl der Glückseeligkeit störte ihn der schreckliche Gedanke, daß diese Blumen, die nun sein ganzes Glück ausmachten, verblühen müßten, doch dauerte diese Traurigkeit nicht lange, denn die Rosenzeit verstrich, alle Rosen verblühten, aber die seinigen verblühten nicht, sondern schienen immer schöner zu blühen, je länger er sie betrachte…
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.