verfault

[fɛɐ̯ˈfaʊ̯lt]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfaʊ̯lt]/ verb

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The verdict

“verfault” is uncommon German (frequency #92,387 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,387
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfaulen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfault · verfault · German

verfault · rank #92,387 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,387
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verflüssigt

Nearest frequency peer: verflüssigt (+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 „verfault“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verfault
PropertyValue
Headwordverfault
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfaʊ̯lt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,387
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verfault“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verfaultfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verflüssigt“ (#92,388), „verfasse“ (#92,385), „verfrühte“ (#92,389). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verfault“ bei #92,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verfault is uncommon German at frequency #92,387 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfaʊ̯lt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for verfault in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verfault, spelled V-E-R-F-A-U-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfaulen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfaulen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfaulen

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 "verfault"?
"verfault" is spelled V-E-R-F-A-U-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfaʊ̯lt].
What does "verfault" mean?
As a verb, "verfault" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfaulen
How do you pronounce "verfault"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verfault" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfaʊ̯lt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verfault" come from?
"verfault" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verfasse#92,385verhallt#92,391Vetschau#92,419todkrank#92,318

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list