verdummen
[fɛɐ̯ˈdʊmən]
The verdict
“verdummen” 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) - dumm werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-verdummen · verdummen · German
verdummen · 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 | verdummen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊmən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verdummen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verdummen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verdummen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verdummen, spelled V-E-R-D-U-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1dumm werden
- 2jemanden dumm halten/machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verdummen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wer alles vergisst, was er mal gelernt hat, der verdummt mit der Zeit.
„Erst werden die Menschen unters Joch gezwungen und dann als knechtisch verachtet, unterdrückt und dann von oben herab behandelt, verdummt und ihrer Dummheit wegen verhöhnt, versklavt und als Sklaven geschmäht.“
Synonyms
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.