Verfolgungswahn

[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋsˌvaːn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋsˌvaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verfolgungswahn” is uncommon German (frequency #54,198 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,198
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - krankhafter Wahn verfolgt oder beobachtet zu werden

Key facts for Verfolgungswahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerfolgungswahn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋsˌvaːn]
Letters15
Frequency rank#54,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Verfolgungswahn” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Verfolgungswahn lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verfolgungswahn is uncommon German at frequency #54,198 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋsˌvaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "krankhafter Wahn verfolgt oder beobachtet zu werden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Verfolgungswahn in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Verfolgungswahn, spelled V-E-R-F-O-L-G-U-N-G-S-W-A-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    krankhafter Wahn verfolgt oder beobachtet zu werden

This word in other languages

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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 "Verfolgungswahn"?
"Verfolgungswahn" is spelled V-E-R-F-O-L-G-U-N-G-S-W-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋsˌvaːn].
What does "Verfolgungswahn" mean?
As a noun, "Verfolgungswahn" means: krankhafter Wahn verfolgt oder beobachtet zu werden
How do you pronounce "Verfolgungswahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verfolgungswahn" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋsˌvaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verfolgungswahn" come from?
"Verfolgungswahn" 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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Using “Verfolgungswahn”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-F-O-L-G-U-N-G-S-W-A-H-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋsˌvaːn] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list