verheißen
[fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“verheißen” 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 jemandem prophezeien, versprechen, voraussagen, in Aussicht stellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verhei-en · verheißen · German
verheißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | verheißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verheißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verheißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas jemandem prophezeien, versprechen, voraussagen, in Aussicht stellen".
No misspelling variants are generated for verheißen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verheißen, spelled V-E-R-H-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas jemandem prophezeien, versprechen, voraussagen, in Aussicht stellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verheißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was wurde den Bürgern nicht alles verheißen: Weniger Steuern sollten sie zahlen, gerechter sollte es zugehen, Wachstum und Beschäftigung sollten gefördert werden.
Die katholische Kirche und auch die protestantische ist ja nie davon abgekommen, angesichts der Welt als Jammertal, das himmlische Paradies zu verheißen – das war fester Glaubensbestand.
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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.