Verdruss

[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁʊs]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verdruss” is uncommon German (frequency #57,520 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,520
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (andauernder) Ärger

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdruss · Verdruss · German

Verdruss · rank #57,520 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,520
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verblödet

Nearest frequency peer: verblödet (-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 „Verdruss“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verdruss
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerdruss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁʊs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,520
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verdruss“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Verdrussfällt 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: „verblödet“ (#57,519), „Verdünnung“ (#57,521), „verbessertes“ (#57,518). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verdruss“ bei #57,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verdruss is uncommon German at frequency #57,520 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(andauernder) Ärger".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Verdruss in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Verdruss, spelled V-E-R-D-R-U-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    (andauernder) Ärger

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sein Verdruss war groß, als er auch diesmal nicht gewählt wurde.
  2. Er ließ keinen Verdruss erkennen.

Synonyms

FrustMissmut

This word in other languages

chagrin(English)disgusto(Español)chagrin(Français)

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 "Verdruss"?
"Verdruss" is spelled V-E-R-D-R-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁʊs].
What does "Verdruss" mean?
As a noun, "Verdruss" means: (andauernder) Ärger
How do you pronounce "Verdruss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verdruss" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verdruss" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verbaler#57,517Vampiren#57,514verweilt#57,538Vollkorn#57,546

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list