verfährt

[fɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯t]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“verfährt” is uncommon German (frequency #62,961 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,961
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfahren

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfahrt · verfährt · German

verfährt · rank #62,961 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,961
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verfassungswi…

Nearest frequency peer: verfassungswidrige (-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 „verfährt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verfährt
PropertyValue
Headwordverfährt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,961
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verfährt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verfährtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verfassungswidrige“ (#62,960), „vergelten“ (#62,962), „Verfalls“ (#62,959). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verfährt“ bei #62,961. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verfährt is uncommon German at frequency #62,961 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfahren".

No misspelling variants are generated for verfährt in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 verfährt, spelled V-E-R-F-Ä-H-R-T.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfahren

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 "verfährt"?
"verfährt" is spelled V-E-R-F-Ä-H-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯t].
What does "verfährt" mean?
As a verb, "verfährt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfahren
How do you pronounce "verfährt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verfährt" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Verfalls#62,959verliebe#62,967vaillant#62,951Uruguays#62,950

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list