verge

[vɜːdʒ]

/[vɜːdʒ]/ noun

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The verdict

“verge” is uncommon German (frequency #75,178 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,178
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Rand von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-verge · verge · German

verge · rank #75,178 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,178
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verfassungswi…

Nearest frequency peer: Verfassungswidrigkeit (-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 „verge“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verge
PropertyValue
Headwordverge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vɜːdʒ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,178
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verge“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verfassungswidrigkeit“ (#75,177), „verguckt“ (#75,179), „verheerender“ (#75,180). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verge“ bei #75,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verge is uncommon German at frequency #75,178 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vɜːdʒ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

verge has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verge, spelled V-E-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Rand von etwas
  2. 2
    Grünfläche entlang einer Straße

Synonyms

rodstaffmaceedgebrinkbordermarginrimbrimboundaryconfinelimitextremeskirtevebrinkpointarborspindle

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 "verge"?
"verge" is spelled V-E-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [vɜːdʒ].
What does "verge" mean?
As a noun, "verge" means: der Rand von etwas
How do you pronounce "verge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verge" is [vɜːdʒ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verge" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Viech#75,206Tutsi#75,147treck#75,135toxin#75,132

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list