verglühen

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡlyːən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡlyːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verglühen” is uncommon German (frequency #95,052 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,052
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich einen Schaden durch Feuer (Glut) zuziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vergluhen · verglühen · German

verglühen · rank #95,052 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,052
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verfassungsbr…

Nearest frequency peer: Verfassungsbruch (-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 „verglühen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verglühen
PropertyValue
Headwordverglühen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡlyːən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,052
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verglühen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verfassungsbruch“ (#95,051), „Verhaltensauffälligkeiten“ (#95,053), „Verfasstheit“ (#95,050). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verglühen“ bei #95,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verglühen is uncommon German at frequency #95,052 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlyːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for verglühen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verglühen, spelled V-E-R-G-L-Ü-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich einen Schaden durch Feuer (Glut) zuziehen
  2. 2
    sich (im Feuer) auflösen, (als Glut) erlöschen
  3. 3
    etwas durch Hitze/Glut/Feuer schädigen oder vernichten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie hatte sich am Vortage die Finger am Schürhaken verglüht.
  2. Die Kapsel ist so konstruiert, dass sie beim Wiedereintritt in die Atmosphäre nicht verglüht.

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 "verglühen"?
"verglühen" is spelled V-E-R-G-L-Ü-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlyːən].
What does "verglühen" mean?
As a verb, "verglühen" means: sich einen Schaden durch Feuer (Glut) zuziehen
How do you pronounce "verglühen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verglühen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlyːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verglühen" come from?
"verglühen" 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 "verglühen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verdünnte#95,049verkratzt#95,056verbeugen#95,046vernebeln#95,061

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list