verdrießen

[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁiːsn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁiːsn̩]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei jemandem Ärger verursachen, Missmut hervorrufen; jemanden unzufrieden machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdrie-en · verdrießen · German

verdrießen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 verdrießen
PropertyValue
Headwordverdrießen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁiːsn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verdrießen“ im Deutschen

verdrießenschafft 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

verdrießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁiːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bei jemandem Ärger verursachen, Missmut hervorrufen; jemanden unzufrieden machen".

Zero misspellings are on record for verdrießen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is verdrießen, spelled V-E-R-D-R-I-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    bei jemandem Ärger verursachen, Missmut hervorrufen; jemanden unzufrieden machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Wetter verdrießt mich ungemein.
  2. Wer wütend ist, denkt nicht, wer verdrossen ist, denkt zu wenig.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verdrießen"?
"verdrießen" is spelled V-E-R-D-R-I-E-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁiːsn̩].
What does "verdrießen" mean?
As a verb, "verdrießen" means: bei jemandem Ärger verursachen, Missmut hervorrufen; jemanden unzufrieden machen
How do you pronounce "verdrießen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verdrießen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁiːsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verdrießen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list