verdreschen

[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛʃn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛʃn̩]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden oder ein Tier verprügeln, heftig schlagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdreschen · verdreschen · German

verdreschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for verdreschen
PropertyValue
Headwordverdreschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛʃn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verdreschen“ im Deutschen

verdreschenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

verdreschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden oder ein Tier verprügeln, heftig schlagen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for verdreschen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verdreschen, spelled V-E-R-D-R-E-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder ein Tier verprügeln, heftig schlagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat ihn wie einen räudigen Hund verdroschen.
  2. Der eine, ein riesenstarker Junge vom Lande war durch die vereinigten Klassen-Herkulesse nicht von der Stelle zu bringen und musste auf seinem Platze verdroschen werden.

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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 "verdreschen"?
"verdreschen" is spelled V-E-R-D-R-E-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛʃn̩].
What does "verdreschen" mean?
As a verb, "verdreschen" means: jemanden oder ein Tier verprügeln, heftig schlagen
How do you pronounce "verdreschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verdreschen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verdreschen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list