verhungern

[fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“verhungern” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,723
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufgrund von Nahrungsmangel sterben

Corpus desk

Index DE-verhungern · verhungern · German

verhungern · rank #13,723 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,723
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verhaltenswei…

Nearest frequency peer: Verhaltensweisen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verhungern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verhungern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verhungern vs verlängern
80% similar
verhungern vs verringern
80% similar
verhungern vs verhungert
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verhungern
PropertyValue
Headwordverhungern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,723
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verhungern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verhungernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verhaltensweisen“ (#13,722), „verklagt“ (#13,724), „verdrängen“ (#13,721). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verhungern“ bei #13,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around verhungern (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,723 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aufgrund von Nahrungsmangel sterben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for verhungern, with forms such as "evrhungern", "vehrungern", and "verhhungern". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "verlängern", "verringern", "verhungert", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 verhungern, spelled V-E-R-H-U-N-G-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aufgrund von Nahrungsmangel sterben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der belagerten syrischen Stadt Madaja verhungern weiterhin Menschen.
  2. Ein Beobachtungsteam habe ihm am Morgen aus der Stadt Mundri berichtet, dort würden die Menschen schon verhungern, berichtete der Leiter der internationalen Beobachtungsmission (JMEC), Festus Mogae, am Dienstag in Juba.

This word in other languages

famish(English)mourir de faim(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrhungern
  • vehrungern
  • verhhungern
  • verhnugern
  • verhugnern
  • verhunegrn
  • verhungenr
  • verhungernn
  • verhungerrn
  • verhunggern
  • verhungren
  • verhunngern
  • verrhungern
  • veruhngern
  • vrehungern
  • vverhungern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verhungern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrhungern2vehrungern2verhhungern1verhnugern2verhugnern2verhunegrn2verhungenr2verhungernn1
Edit distance from "verhungern"

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 "verhungern"?
"verhungern" is spelled V-E-R-H-U-N-G-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐn].
What does "verhungern" mean?
As a verb, "verhungern" means: aufgrund von Nahrungsmangel sterben
What words are commonly confused with "verhungern"?
"verhungern" is commonly confused with "verlängern", "verringern", "verhungert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verhungern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verhungern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verhungern" come from?
"verhungern" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verdrängen#13,721unterteilt#13,718vertrauten#13,729vorgestern#13,733

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Tierschutz16 variantsärztlichen16 variantsaufgetragen16 variantsRechtslage16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list