vergeistigen
[fɛɐ̯ˈɡaɪ̯stɪɡn̩]
The verdict
“vergeistigen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine andere Qualität (im Ausdruck) annehmen, die nicht das Irdische, Körperliche betont, sondern den Geist
Corpus desk
Index DE-vergeistigen · vergeistigen · German
vergeistigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | vergeistigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaɪ̯stɪɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vergeistigen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vergeistigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaɪ̯stɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vergeistigen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vergeistigen, spelled V-E-R-G-E-I-S-T-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine andere Qualität (im Ausdruck) annehmen, die nicht das Irdische, Körperliche betont, sondern den Geist
- 2mit Geist im Sinne von Alkohol versetzen; Rohstoff zur Destillation von Alkohol verwenden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vergeistigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Briefschreiber bzw. die -schreiberin bezeichnet sich als weltlich lebende Person, die Fragen zur Kontemplation stellt, weil sie sich so weit wie möglich vergeistigen möchte, um, wenn schon nicht in diesem Leben als Chela anerkannt, im nächsten als Asket wiedergeboren zu werden.“
„Vergeistigtes Denken nennt der Esoteriker ‚Imagination‘, vergeistigtes Fühlen ‚Inspiration‘ und vergeistigtes Wollen ‚Intuition‘.“
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.