vergasen

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːzn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːzn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“vergasen” is uncommon German (frequency #77,482 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,482
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - überführen eines festen oder flüssigen Stoffes in gasförmige Endprodukte

Corpus desk

Index DE-vergasen · vergasen · German

vergasen · rank #77,482 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,482
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verfeinerte

Nearest frequency peer: verfeinerte (-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 „vergasen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vergasen
PropertyValue
Headwordvergasen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːzn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,482
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vergasen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vergasenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verfeinerte“ (#77,481), „verlogener“ (#77,483), „verfeindet“ (#77,480). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vergasen“ bei #77,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vergasen is uncommon German at frequency #77,482 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for vergasen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vergasen, spelled V-E-R-G-A-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    überführen eines festen oder flüssigen Stoffes in gasförmige Endprodukte
  2. 2
    jemanden oder etwas mit toxischen Gasen töten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Winkler-Generator vergast Braunkohle zu Stadtgas .
  2. Die Nationalsozialisten vergasten in den Konzentrationslagern hunderttausende unschuldiger Menschen.

Antonyms

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); 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 "vergasen"?
"vergasen" is spelled V-E-R-G-A-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːzn̩].
What does "vergasen" mean?
As a verb, "vergasen" means: überführen eines festen oder flüssigen Stoffes in gasförmige Endprodukte
How do you pronounce "vergasen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergasen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vergasen" come from?
"vergasen" 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 "vergasen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list