Verfemung

[fɛɐ̯ˈfeːmʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfeːmʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Verfemung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Ächtung, Bann, das Verfemtwerden

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfemung · Verfemung · German

Verfemung · 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.

Key facts for Verfemung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerfemung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfeːmʊŋ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verfemung“ im Deutschen

Verfemungschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verfemung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːmʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ächtung, Bann, das Verfemtwerden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Verfemung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verfemung, spelled V-E-R-F-E-M-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ächtung, Bann, das Verfemtwerden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Verfemung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Als jüdischer Autor im Nazideutschland kann er ein Lied davon erzählen, was Verfemung in der Praxis heißt.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Verfemung"?
"Verfemung" is spelled V-E-R-F-E-M-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːmʊŋ].
What does "Verfemung" mean?
As a noun, "Verfemung" means: Ächtung, Bann, das Verfemtwerden
How do you pronounce "Verfemung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verfemung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːmʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verfemung" come from?
"Verfemung" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list