vergammelt
German, adjective/ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡaml̩t/
vergammelt is spelled V-E-R-G-A-M-M-E-L-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vergammelt is a German adjective meaning “rotten (of food)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of vergammeln. The German Wiktionary defines it as “verdorben und somit nicht genießbar”.
What does vergammelt mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rotten (of food)
- 2
scruffy, unkempt
verb
- 1
past participle of vergammeln
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. verdorben und somit nicht genießbar 2. ungepflegt, verwahrlost, in schlechtem Zustand 3. Ausdruck der Verachtung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of vergammelt
- vergammelter masculine nominative singular
- am vergammeltsten superlative
- vergammelte feminine nominative singular
- vergammeltes neuter nominative singular
- vergammelten genitive masculine singular
- vergammeltem dative masculine singular
- der vergammelte definite includes-article masculine
- die vergammelte definite feminine includes-article
- das vergammelte definite includes-article neuter
- die vergammelten definite includes-article nominative
- des vergammelten definite genitive includes-article
- der vergammelten definite feminine genitive
- dem vergammelten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vergammelt?
- /ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡaml̩t/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaml̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vergammelt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vergammelt in German?
vergammelt appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).