vergöttern

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡœtɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡœtɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“vergöttern” is uncommon German (frequency #83,451 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,451
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mehr als gewöhnlich, extrem stark (abgöttisch) lieben und verehren

Key facts for vergöttern
PropertyValue
Headwordvergöttern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡœtɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,451
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vergöttern” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vergöttern lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vergöttern is uncommon German at frequency #83,451 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡœtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mehr als gewöhnlich, extrem stark (abgöttisch) lieben und verehren".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vergöttern, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vergöttern, spelled V-E-R-G-Ö-T-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mehr als gewöhnlich, extrem stark (abgöttisch) lieben und verehren

This word in other languages

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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 "vergöttern"?
"vergöttern" is spelled V-E-R-G-Ö-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡœtɐn].
What does "vergöttern" mean?
As a verb, "vergöttern" means: mehr als gewöhnlich, extrem stark (abgöttisch) lieben und verehren
How do you pronounce "vergöttern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergöttern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡœtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vergöttern" come from?
"vergöttern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “vergöttern”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-G-Ö-T-T-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈɡœtɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list