verfolgst

[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkst]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkst]/ verb

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The verdict

“verfolgst” is uncommon German (frequency #56,639 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,639
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfolgst · verfolgst · German

verfolgst · rank #56,639 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,639
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verflochten

Nearest frequency peer: verflochten (-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 „verfolgst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verfolgst
PropertyValue
Headwordverfolgst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verfolgst“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verflochten“ (#56,638), „verhüllen“ (#56,640), „Verlegers“ (#56,641). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verfolgst“ bei #56,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verfolgst is uncommon German at frequency #56,639 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfolgen".

Zero misspellings are on record for verfolgst in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verfolgst, spelled V-E-R-F-O-L-G-S-T.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Indikativ 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 "verfolgst"?
"verfolgst" is spelled V-E-R-F-O-L-G-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkst].
What does "verfolgst" mean?
As a verb, "verfolgst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfolgen
How do you pronounce "verfolgst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verfolgst" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verfolgst" come from?
"verfolgst" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verhüllen#56,640Verlegers#56,641verbannte#56,632vectoring#56,629

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list