vergreifen

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vergreifen” is uncommon German (frequency #60,204 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,204
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem etwas Unzulässiges antun, etwas Unzulässiges mit jemandem oder mit einer Sache tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-vergreifen · vergreifen · German

vergreifen · rank #60,204 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,204
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vergangenheit…

Nearest frequency peer: Vergangenheitsbewältigung (-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 „vergreifen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vergreifen
PropertyValue
Headwordvergreifen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,204
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vergreifen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vergreifenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vergangenheitsbewältigung“ (#60,203), „verheizt“ (#60,205), „Verfolgern“ (#60,202). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vergreifen“ bei #60,204. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vergreifen is uncommon German at frequency #60,204 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for vergreifen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vergreifen, spelled V-E-R-G-R-E-I-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem etwas Unzulässiges antun, etwas Unzulässiges mit jemandem oder mit einer Sache tun
  2. 2
    etwas anderes als das Beabsichtigte anfassen
  3. 3
    nicht mehr lieferbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er vergriff sich an seiner Stieftochter.
  2. Sie vergriff sich und öffnete die Schublade mit den Dokumenten.

Antonyms

Lagervorrätig

This word in other languages

equivocarse(Español)

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 "vergreifen"?
"vergreifen" is spelled V-E-R-G-R-E-I-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩].
What does "vergreifen" mean?
As a verb, "vergreifen" means: jemandem etwas Unzulässiges antun, etwas Unzulässiges mit jemandem oder mit einer Sache tun
How do you pronounce "vergreifen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergreifen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vergreifen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vergreifen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verfolgern#60,202verfluchen#60,201Verfehlung#60,200verlogenen#60,209

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list