verheizen

[fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯t͡sn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯t͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verheizen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,218 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,218
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Heizen verwenden

Corpus desk

Index DE-verheizen · verheizen · German

verheizen · rank #87,218 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,218
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verhaltensstö…

Nearest frequency peer: Verhaltensstörungen (-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 „verheizen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verheizen
PropertyValue
Headwordverheizen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯t͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verheizen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verheizenfällt 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: „Verhaltensstörungen“ (#87,217), „verkappte“ (#87,219), „vergnüglich“ (#87,216). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verheizen“ bei #87,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verheizen is uncommon German at frequency #87,218 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯t͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verheizen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verheizen, spelled V-E-R-H-E-I-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Heizen verwenden
  2. 2
    jemanden überbeanspruchen und damit ruinieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Manche verwenden Öfen als Müllverbrennung, verheizen Fußböden, Windeln oder Plastik.
  2. Öl und Kohle sind zu wertvoll, um verheizt zu werden.

Synonyms

verbrennenverfeuernaufopfernauslaugenausmergelnsinnlosopfernTodschickenüber die Klinge springen lassen

This word in other languages

burn(English)quemar(Español)brûler(Français)

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 "verheizen"?
"verheizen" is spelled V-E-R-H-E-I-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯t͡sn̩].
What does "verheizen" mean?
As a verb, "verheizen" means: zum Heizen verwenden
How do you pronounce "verheizen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verheizen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯t͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verheizen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verkappte#87,219verglaste#87,215verkleben#87,222verzwickt#87,236

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list