vergrößern
[fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁøːsɐn]
The verdict
“vergrößern” 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) - etwas in seiner Ausdehnung oder seinem Umfang größer machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vergro-ern · vergrößern · German
vergrößern · 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 | vergrößern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁøːsɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vergrößern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vergrößern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁøːsɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for vergrößern in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 vergrößern, spelled V-E-R-G-R-Ö-S-S-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1etwas in seiner Ausdehnung oder seinem Umfang größer machen
- 2die Anzahl der Elemente in einer Menge erhöhen
- 3ein Abbild mit größeren Ausmaßen anfertigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vergrößern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Gemüsestand hat die Verkaufsfläche vergrößert.
Und wer Menschen in Gefahr bringt, um seinen eigenen Profit zu vergrößern, muss die härteste Strafe erleiden, die Seine Majestät, der Verbraucher, verhängen kann: Boykott!
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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.