verhöhnen

[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verhöhnen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,813 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,813
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich über jemanden lustig machen; jemanden verspotten

Corpus desk

Index DE-verhohnen · verhöhnen · German

verhöhnen · rank #55,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,813
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verhindere

Nearest frequency peer: verhindere (-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 „verhöhnen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verhöhnen
PropertyValue
Headwordverhöhnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,813
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verhöhnen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verhöhnenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verhindere“ (#55,812), „Verifizierung“ (#55,814), „vergesslich“ (#55,811). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verhöhnen“ bei #55,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verhöhnen is uncommon German at frequency #55,813 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich über jemanden lustig machen; jemanden verspotten".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verhöhnen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verhöhnen, spelled V-E-R-H-Ö-H-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich über jemanden lustig machen; jemanden verspotten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er wurde von Zeitgenossen wegen seiner kühnen Ideen verhöhnt.
  2. „Erst werden die Menschen unters Joch gezwungen und dann als knechtisch verachtet, unterdrückt und dann von oben herab behandelt, verdummt und ihrer Dummheit wegen verhöhnt, versklavt und als Sklaven geschmäht.“

Synonyms

auslachenverlachenverspotten

Antonyms

anerkennenernst nehmen

This word in other languages

jeer(English)burlarse(Español)moquer(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 "verhöhnen"?
"verhöhnen" is spelled V-E-R-H-Ö-H-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnən].
What does "verhöhnen" mean?
As a verb, "verhöhnen" means: sich über jemanden lustig machen; jemanden verspotten
How do you pronounce "verhöhnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verhöhnen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verhöhnen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verflixte#55,810Unfrieden#55,787vorangeht#55,840triftigen#55,777

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list