verhöhnen
[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnən]
The verdict
“verhöhnen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,813 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,813
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich über jemanden lustig machen; jemanden verspotten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verhöhnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verhöhnen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
verhöhnen is uncommon German at frequency #55,813 among 49,639 “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
- 1sich über jemanden lustig machen; jemanden verspotten
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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.
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Using “verhöhnen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-H-Ö-H-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.