vergrätzen
[fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“vergrätzen” 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) - jemanden schlecht behandeln oder ihm zu nahetreten, so dass dieser Abstand sucht; bei jemandem Missmut (Ärger) hervorrufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vergratzen · vergrätzen · German
vergrätzen · 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 | vergrätzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vergrätzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vergrätzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁɛt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden schlecht behandeln oder ihm zu nahetreten, so dass dieser Abstand sucht; bei jemandem Missmut (Ärger) hervorrufen".
No misspelling variants are generated for vergrätzen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vergrätzen, spelled V-E-R-G-R-Ä-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden schlecht behandeln oder ihm zu nahetreten, so dass dieser Abstand sucht; bei jemandem Missmut (Ärger) hervorrufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vergrätzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auch auf die Gefahr hin, dich zu vergrätzen, wie ist denn das Verhältnis zu deinen Eltern?
Guck mal, jetzt haben wir alle anderen Restaurantbesucher vergrätzt!
This word in other languages
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.