verbrecherisch

[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçəʁɪʃ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçəʁɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“verbrecherisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - derart moralisch inakzeptabel, dass es wie ein Verbrechen wirkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-verbrecherisch · verbrecherisch · German

verbrecherisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for verbrecherisch
PropertyValue
Headwordverbrecherisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçəʁɪʃ]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verbrecherisch“ im Deutschen

verbrecherischschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verbrecherisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçəʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for verbrecherisch in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verbrecherisch, spelled V-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    derart moralisch inakzeptabel, dass es wie ein Verbrechen wirkt
  2. 2
    keine Hemmungen habend, Straftaten zu begehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der CDU-Vorstand von Kanzlerin Angela Merkel hat die fremdenfeindlichen Aktionen in Clausnitz und Bautzen als verbrecherisch verurteilt.“
  2. „Die Verzweiflung wandelt sich in verbrecherische Gewalt, mit der manche offenbar eine Diskussion erzwingen wollen.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verbrecherisch"?
"verbrecherisch" is spelled V-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçəʁɪʃ].
What does "verbrecherisch" mean?
As an adjective, "verbrecherisch" means: derart moralisch inakzeptabel, dass es wie ein Verbrechen wirkt
How do you pronounce "verbrecherisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbrecherisch" is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçəʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verbrecherisch" come from?
"verbrecherisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list