verglimmen
[fɛɐ̯ˈɡlɪmən]
The verdict
“verglimmen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufhören zu glimmen, keinerlei Feuer oder Glut mehr aufweisen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verglimmen · verglimmen · German
verglimmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | verglimmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlɪmən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verglimmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verglimmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlɪmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufhören zu glimmen, keinerlei Feuer oder Glut mehr aufweisen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for verglimmen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verglimmen, spelled V-E-R-G-L-I-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1aufhören zu glimmen, keinerlei Feuer oder Glut mehr aufweisen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verglimmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Einer der Funken war aber auf ein besonders feines, trockenes Fäserchen gefalle; es glühte kurz auf, bevor es verglomm.“
„Die restliche Zigarette verglimmte im Ascher.“
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.