verhexen

[fɛɐ̯ˈhɛksn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhɛksn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“verhexen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch eine bösgesinnte, meist hässlich aussehende, weibliche Märchen- oder Sagengestalt, welche oft mit einem Buckel, einer langen, krummen Nase dargestellt wird, und zauberische Kräfte besitzt ver...

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Index DE-verhexen · verhexen · German

verhexen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for verhexen
PropertyValue
Headwordverhexen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhɛksn̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verhexen“ im Deutschen

verhexensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verhexen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛksn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch eine bösgesinnte, meist hässlich aussehende, weibliche Märchen- oder Sagengestalt, welche oft mit einem Buckel, einer langen, krummen Nase dargestellt wird, und zauberische Kräfte besitzt ver...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verhexen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 verhexen, spelled V-E-R-H-E-X-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch eine bösgesinnte, meist hässlich aussehende, weibliche Märchen- oder Sagengestalt, welche oft mit einem Buckel, einer langen, krummen Nase dargestellt wird, und zauberische Kräfte besitzt verzaubert werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Frau vorhin hat mir gesagt, dass sie mich verhexen könnte.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verhexen"?
"verhexen" is spelled V-E-R-H-E-X-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛksn̩].
What does "verhexen" mean?
As a verb, "verhexen" means: durch eine bösgesinnte, meist hässlich aussehende, weibliche Märchen- oder Sagengestalt, welche oft mit einem Buckel, einer langen, krummen Nase dargestellt wird, und zauberische Kräfte besitzt ver...
How do you pronounce "verhexen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verhexen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛksn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verhexen" come from?
"verhexen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list