verflüchtigen

[fɛɐ̯ˈflʏçtɪɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈflʏçtɪɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas in den gasförmigen Aggregatzustand überführen, gasförmig machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfluchtigen · verflüchtigen · German

verflüchtigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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 verflüchtigen
PropertyValue
Headwordverflüchtigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈflʏçtɪɡn̩]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verflüchtigen“ im Deutschen

verflüchtigensitzt 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

verflüchtigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈflʏçtɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verflüchtigen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verflüchtigen, spelled V-E-R-F-L-Ü-C-H-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas in den gasförmigen Aggregatzustand überführen, gasförmig machen
  2. 2
    in den gasförmigen Aggregatzustand übergehen, gasförmig werden
  3. 3
    heimlich weggehen, sich heimlich entfernen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Man verflüchtigt den weißen Phosphor mit Wasserdämpfen und kondensiert diese durch einen Kühler.“ (1907)
  2. Wenn man das Gemisch erhitzt, verflüchtigt es sich vollständig.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verflüchtigen"?
"verflüchtigen" is spelled V-E-R-F-L-Ü-C-H-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈflʏçtɪɡn̩].
What does "verflüchtigen" mean?
As a verb, "verflüchtigen" means: etwas in den gasförmigen Aggregatzustand überführen, gasförmig machen
How do you pronounce "verflüchtigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verflüchtigen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈflʏçtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verflüchtigen" come from?
"verflüchtigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list