Verfremdung

[fɛɐ̯ˈfʁɛmdʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfʁɛmdʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verfremdung” is uncommon German (frequency #93,778 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,778
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung, etwas weniger vertraut zu machen, als es war, und ihr Ergebnis

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfremdung · Verfremdung · German

Verfremdung · rank #93,778 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,778
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vererbbar

Nearest frequency peer: vererbbar (-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 „Verfremdung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verfremdung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerfremdung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfʁɛmdʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#93,778
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verfremdung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vererbbar“ (#93,777), „vergewissert“ (#93,779), „verglast“ (#93,780). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verfremdung“ bei #93,778. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verfremdung is uncommon German at frequency #93,778 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfʁɛmdʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Verfremdung in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Verfremdung, spelled V-E-R-F-R-E-M-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung, etwas weniger vertraut zu machen, als es war, und ihr Ergebnis
  2. 2
    kritisch distanzierte Darstellung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Seine Mutter bestätigte ihm dann auch, dass das Porträt das Wesen des Vaters trotz der Verfremdung bis in die Nuancen genau getroffen habe.“
  2. Bert Brecht hat die Verfremdung als Stilmittel des Theaters eingesetzt.

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 "Verfremdung"?
"Verfremdung" is spelled V-E-R-F-R-E-M-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfʁɛmdʊŋ].
What does "Verfremdung" mean?
As a noun, "Verfremdung" means: Handlung, etwas weniger vertraut zu machen, als es war, und ihr Ergebnis
How do you pronounce "Verfremdung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verfremdung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfʁɛmdʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verfremdung" come from?
"Verfremdung" 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 "Verfremdung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

verlautbart#93,784verletzende#93,785verschütten#93,789unverfroren#93,762

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list