verfeuern
[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔɪ̯ɐn]
The verdict
“verfeuern” 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) - ein Feuer unterhalten, meist um die entstehende Wärme zu nutzen; durch das Benutzen als Brennstoff verbrauchen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verfeuern · verfeuern · German
verfeuern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | verfeuern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔɪ̯ɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verfeuern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verfeuern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔɪ̯ɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
verfeuern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verfeuern, spelled V-E-R-F-E-U-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1ein Feuer unterhalten, meist um die entstehende Wärme zu nutzen; durch das Benutzen als Brennstoff verbrauchen
- 2abschießen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verfeuern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Spanplattenreste darf man nicht in allen Öfen verfeuern, auch imprägnierte oder bemalte Hölzer eignen sich nicht zum Verfeuern.
Jetzt ist die Buche verfeuert, nun haben wir nur noch Fichte.
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.