vergucken
[fɛɐ̯ˈɡʊkn̩]
The verdict
“vergucken” 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) - etwas falsch sehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vergucken · vergucken · German
vergucken · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vergucken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈɡʊkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vergucken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vergucken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡʊkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for vergucken in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vergucken, spelled V-E-R-G-U-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas falsch sehen
- 2eine Schwärmerei für etwas oder jemanden entwickeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vergucken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe mich verguckt. Das Auto war blau statt schwarz!
Das stimmt doch gar nicht, du verguckst dich!
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.