verfrachten

[fɛɐ̯ˈfʁaxtn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfʁaxtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verfrachten” is uncommon German (frequency #65,816 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,816
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Last (Frachtgut) in ein transportierendes Fahrzeug einladen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfrachten · verfrachten · German

verfrachten · rank #65,816 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,816
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verfärbung

Nearest frequency peer: Verfärbung (+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 „verfrachten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verfrachten
PropertyValue
Headwordverfrachten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfʁaxtn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,816
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verfrachten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verfrachtenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verfärbung“ (#65,817), „verführerischen“ (#65,818), „verfüllt“ (#65,819). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verfrachten“ bei #65,816. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verfrachten is uncommon German at frequency #65,816 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfʁaxtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verfrachten, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verfrachten, spelled V-E-R-F-R-A-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Last (Frachtgut) in ein transportierendes Fahrzeug einladen
  2. 2
    etwas Größeres (eine Fracht) von einem Ort an einen anderen bringen
  3. 3
    einen Menschen bewegen, ihm helfen, von einem Ort an einen anderen zu gelangen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Klavier ist jetzt auf den Laster verfrachtet.
  2. Die in Container verfrachteten Möbel wurden nach England verschifft.

This word in other languages

despachar(Español)

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 "verfrachten"?
"verfrachten" is spelled V-E-R-F-R-A-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfʁaxtn̩].
What does "verfrachten" mean?
As a verb, "verfrachten" means: Last (Frachtgut) in ein transportierendes Fahrzeug einladen
How do you pronounce "verfrachten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verfrachten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfʁaxtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verfrachten" come from?
"verfrachten" 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 "verfrachten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verbreitern#65,809verspäteter#65,827verstärktem#65,828vierhundert#65,839

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list