vergönnen

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡœnən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡœnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“vergönnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem etwas zugestehen, an dem dieser sich erfreut (es ihm gönnen), sich mit ihm freuen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vergonnen · vergönnen · German

vergönnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for vergönnen
PropertyValue
Headwordvergönnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡœnən]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “vergönnen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

vergönnensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vergönnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡœnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

vergönnen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vergönnen, spelled V-E-R-G-Ö-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem etwas zugestehen, an dem dieser sich erfreut (es ihm gönnen), sich mit ihm freuen
  2. 2
    jemandem etwas erlauben (häufig in unpersönlichen Konstruktionen, in denen das Schicksal verantwortlich gemacht wird)
  3. 3
    jemandem etwas missgönnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Erfolg sei dir nicht vergönnt!
  2. „Vergönn’ ihr doch die Ruhe, Freund!“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vergönnen"?
"vergönnen" is spelled V-E-R-G-Ö-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡœnən].
What does "vergönnen" mean?
As a verb, "vergönnen" means: jemandem etwas zugestehen, an dem dieser sich erfreut (es ihm gönnen), sich mit ihm freuen
How do you pronounce "vergönnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergönnen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡœnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vergönnen" come from?
"vergönnen" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list