vergällen
[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛlən]
The verdict
“vergällen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit einem Bitterstoff ungenießbar machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vergallen · vergällen · German
vergällen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vergällen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛlən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vergällen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vergällen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
vergällen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 vergällen, spelled V-E-R-G-Ä-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mit einem Bitterstoff ungenießbar machen
- 2etwas schlecht machen, verderben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vergällen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Alkohol, der in der chemischen Industrie verwendet wird, wird zuvor vergällt.
Mit seiner ständigen Nörgelei vergällte er ihr die Freude an der Theateraufführung.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.