verbüßen
[fɛɐ̯ˈbyːsn̩]
The verdict
“verbüßen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Zeit einer Strafe (im Gefängnis) verbringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verbu-en · verbüßen · German
verbüßen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | verbüßen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈbyːsn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verbüßen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verbüßen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈbyːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Zeit einer Strafe (im Gefängnis) verbringen".
verbüßen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verbüßen, spelled V-E-R-B-Ü-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Zeit einer Strafe (im Gefängnis) verbringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verbüßen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er wird auch noch die Reststrafe verbüßen müssen.
„Demgemäß verbüßten rund 43 % aller in Hamburg Inhaftierten eine Freiheitsstrafe von unter einem Jahr.“
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.