verheerend
German, adjective/fɛɐ̯ˈheːʁənt/
verheerend is spelled V-E-R-H-E-E-R-E-N-D (10 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 34,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verheerend is a German adjective meaning “devastating (causing a lot of damage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of verheeren. The German Wiktionary defines it as “große Zerstörung oder Verwüstung hinterlassend, sehr schlimm”.
What does verheerend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
devastating (causing a lot of damage)
ein verheerendes Feuer
- 2
fatal, catastrophic (leading to significant negative consequences)
Das wäre ein verheerendes Signal.
- 3
catastrophic, scathing (very negative, indicating widespread failure or dysfunction)
ein verheerendes Ergebnis
verb
- 1
present participle of verheeren
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. große Zerstörung oder Verwüstung hinterlassend, sehr schlimm 2. scheußlich, besonders schlecht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of verheerend
- verheerender masculine nominative singular
- am verheerendsten superlative
- verheerende feminine nominative singular
- verheerendes neuter nominative singular
- verheerenden genitive masculine singular
- verheerendem dative masculine singular
- der verheerende definite includes-article masculine
- die verheerende definite feminine includes-article
- das verheerende definite includes-article neuter
- die verheerenden definite includes-article nominative
- des verheerenden definite genitive includes-article
- der verheerenden definite feminine genitive
- dem verheerenden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce verheerend?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈheːʁənt/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈheːʁənt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to verheerend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verheerend in German?
verheerend appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).