vergib
[fɛɐ̯ˈɡiːp]
The verdict
“vergib” is uncommon German (frequency #53,335 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,335
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergeben
Corpus desk
Index DE-vergib · vergib · German
vergib · rank #53,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,335
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,639
- PHOTO-FINISH verfliegt
Nearest frequency peer: verfliegt (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “vergib”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- verarmt
verarmt
46,669 corpus weight
- verdeckter
verdeckter
46,668 corpus weight
- verfliegt
verfliegt
46,667 corpus weight
- vergib
vergib
46,666 corpus weight
- Verhütungsm…
Verhütungsmittel
46,665 corpus weight
- verkacken
verkacken
46,664 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “vergib” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vergib |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈɡiːp] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,335 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vergib” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vergib is uncommon German at frequency #53,335 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡiːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergeben".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vergib, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vergib, spelled V-E-R-G-I-B.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergeben
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vergib", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.