Verfassung
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋ/
Verfassung is spelled V-E-R-F-A-S-S-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written German, the 2,820th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verfassung is a German feminine noun meaning “constitution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “qualitativer Zustand, in dem sich jemand oder etwas körperlich oder geistig befindet”.
What does Verfassung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconstitution
- 2
femininecondition, state
- 3
feminineconstitution
- 4
femininewriting, composition, drafting
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualitativer Zustand, in dem sich jemand oder etwas körperlich oder geistig befindet 2. grundlegender Gesetzestext, auf dem das Rechtssystem eines Staates aufbaut
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Verfassung
- Verfassungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verfassung?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verfassung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verfassung in German?
Verfassung appears 29 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).