verdreckt

[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛkt]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛkt]/ adj

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The verdict

“verdreckt” is uncommon German (frequency #61,136 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,136
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr schmutzig, nicht sauber

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdreckt · verdreckt · German

verdreckt · rank #61,136 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,136
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verdeutlichung

Nearest frequency peer: Verdeutlichung (-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 „verdreckt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verdreckt
PropertyValue
Headwordverdreckt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛkt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,136
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verdreckt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verdrecktfällt 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: „Verdeutlichung“ (#61,135), „Verfassungsschützer“ (#61,137), „venezianische“ (#61,134). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verdreckt“ bei #61,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verdreckt is uncommon German at frequency #61,136 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr schmutzig, nicht sauber".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verdreckt, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verdreckt, spelled V-E-R-D-R-E-C-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr schmutzig, nicht sauber

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Du bist völlig verdreckt, du must zuerst unter die Dusche!“
  2. Schmutziges, verdrecktes Wasser macht krank.

Synonyms

beschmutztbesudeltdreckigschmutzigverschmutzt

Antonyms

cleanreinsauber

This word in other languages

filthy(English)sucio(Español)sale(Français)sujo(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 "verdreckt"?
"verdreckt" is spelled V-E-R-D-R-E-C-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛkt].
What does "verdreckt" mean?
As an adjective, "verdreckt" means: sehr schmutzig, nicht sauber
How do you pronounce "verdreckt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verdreckt" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verdreckt" come from?
"verdreckt" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Umnutzung#61,120traveller#61,110Tauziehen#61,091Weingüter#61,188

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list