verfluchen

[fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verfluchen” is uncommon German (frequency #60,201 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,201
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem einen Fluch auferlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfluchen · verfluchen · German

verfluchen · rank #60,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,201
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verfehlung

Nearest frequency peer: Verfehlung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verfluchen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verfluchen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verfluchen
PropertyValue
Headwordverfluchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verfluchen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verfluchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verfehlung“ (#60,200), „Verfolgern“ (#60,202), „verdreifachen“ (#60,199). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verfluchen“ bei #60,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verfluchen is uncommon German at frequency #60,201 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verfluchen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verfluchen, spelled V-E-R-F-L-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem einen Fluch auferlegen
  2. 2
    jemanden oder etwas verdammen, voller Wut ablehnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich verfluche dich!
  2. „Vor vielen Jahrhunderten schwur sich hier ein Prinz mit einer Prinzessin ewige Treue und gaben sich dabei einander die Macht, Denjenigen verfluchen zu können, der von ihnen die Treue bräche.“

This word in other languages

curse(English)maldecir(Español)maudire(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verfluchen"?
"verfluchen" is spelled V-E-R-F-L-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxn̩].
What does "verfluchen" mean?
As a verb, "verfluchen" means: jemandem einen Fluch auferlegen
How do you pronounce "verfluchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verfluchen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verfluchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verfluchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verfehlung#60,200Verfolgern#60,202verdonnert#60,198vergreifen#60,204

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list