verbrühen
[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁyːən]
The verdict
“verbrühen” 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) - sich oder jemandem mit einer kochenden Flüssigkeit oder heißem Dampf Verletzungen/Schmerzen zufügen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verbruhen · verbrühen · German
verbrühen · 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 | verbrühen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁyːən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verbrühen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verbrühen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁyːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich oder jemandem mit einer kochenden Flüssigkeit oder heißem Dampf Verletzungen/Schmerzen zufügen".
verbrühen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verbrühen, spelled V-E-R-B-R-Ü-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich oder jemandem mit einer kochenden Flüssigkeit oder heißem Dampf Verletzungen/Schmerzen zufügen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verbrühen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[In der Küche] verletzen sich viele Kinder mit Messern, verbrühen sich mit heißen Flüssigkeiten oder verbrennen sich am Herd.“
Der Dampf schoss aus dem Rohr und verbrühte ihm die Haut.
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.