verfließen

[fɛɐ̯ˈfliːsn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfliːsn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“verfließen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich (fließend) ausdehnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verflie-en · verfließen · German

verfließen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for verfließen
PropertyValue
Headwordverfließen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfliːsn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verfließen“ im Deutschen

verfließensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

verfließen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfliːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verfließen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verfließen, spelled V-E-R-F-L-I-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich (fließend) ausdehnen
  2. 2
    vergehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die blauen und die gelben Aquarellfarben verfließen ineinander und ergeben verschiedene Grüntöne.
  2. „Aus deinem Schatten erstand Spiegel klaren Krystalls: Aug, dessen Bläue dich bannt, Schweigendes Amen des Alls, Spiegel, darin du dich siehst, Einmal für immer ganz nah, Siegel, das alles beschließt, Was dir gelang und geschah, Spiegel, darin du verfließt, Schatten und goldenes Ja.“

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 "verfließen"?
"verfließen" is spelled V-E-R-F-L-I-E-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfliːsn̩].
What does "verfließen" mean?
As a verb, "verfließen" means: sich (fließend) ausdehnen
How do you pronounce "verfließen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verfließen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfliːsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verfließen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list