verfilzen
[fɛɐ̯ˈfɪlt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“verfilzen” 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) - unentwirrbar verwickeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-verfilzen · verfilzen · German
verfilzen · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verfilzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈfɪlt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verfilzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verfilzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfɪlt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verfilzen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verfilzen, spelled V-E-R-F-I-L-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1unentwirrbar verwickeln
- 2sich unentwirrbar ineinander verwickeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verfilzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Waschvorgang bei zu hoher Temperatur kann die Wolle verfilzen.
Seit der Antike werden Tuche mit Füßen, Händen oder Stampfen zeit- und kraftraubend in warmem Laugenwasser gewalkt, damit das Gewebe verfilzt und sich verdichtet.
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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.