verflossener
[fɛɐ̯ˈflɔsənɐ]
The verdict
“verflossener” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verflossen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verflossener |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈflɔsənɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verflossener” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verflossener is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈflɔsənɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verflossener, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verflossener, spelled V-E-R-F-L-O-S-S-E-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verflossen
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verflossen
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verflossen
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verflossen
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verflossen
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.
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Using “verflossener”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-F-L-O-S-S-E-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈflɔsənɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.