verfolg

[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlk]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlk]/ verb

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The verdict

“verfolg” is uncommon German (frequency #99,266 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,266
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfolgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfolg · verfolg · German

verfolg · rank #99,266 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,266
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verfestigte

Nearest frequency peer: verfestigte (-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 „verfolg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verfolg
PropertyValue
Headwordverfolg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,266
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verfolg“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verfolgfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verfestigte“ (#99,265), „vergleichend“ (#99,267), „Verhaltensänderungen“ (#99,269). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verfolg“ bei #99,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verfolg is uncommon German at frequency #99,266 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfolgen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verfolg, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verfolg, spelled V-E-R-F-O-L-G.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfolgen

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 "verfolg"?
"verfolg" is spelled V-E-R-F-O-L-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlk].
What does "verfolg" mean?
As a verb, "verfolg" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfolgen
How do you pronounce "verfolg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verfolg" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verfolg" come from?
"verfolg" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weichst#99,325Tönning#99,204typhoon#99,202Trittau#99,194

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list