verduften
[fɛɐ̯ˈdʊftn̩]
The verdict
“verduften” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Geruch verlieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-verduften · verduften · German
verduften · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | verduften |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊftn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verduften“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verduften is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
verduften doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verduften, spelled V-E-R-D-U-F-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1den Geruch verlieren
- 2sich unauffällig davonmachen, verschwinden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verduften appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Parfum verduftet langsam.
Für Rosenpflückerinnen und Rosenbauern ist die Ernte ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit, denn die Blüten müssen im Morgengrauen gepflückt und schnell verarbeitet werden, sonst „verduften“ die wertvollen ätherischen Öle.
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.