verhungert

[fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐt]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐt]/ verb

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The verdict

“verhungert” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,448. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,448
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhungern

Corpus desk

Index DE-verhungert · verhungert · German

verhungert · rank #28,448 · 16 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,448
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verheimlichen

Nearest frequency peer: verheimlichen (-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 „verhungert“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verhungert“ 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).

verhungert vs verlängert
80% similar
verhungert vs verringert
80% similar
verhungert vs verwundert
80% similar

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

Key facts for verhungert
PropertyValue
Headwordverhungert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,448
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verhungert“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verhungertliegt 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: „verheimlichen“ (#28,447), „Verkehrsaufkommen“ (#28,449), „vereinfachte“ (#28,446). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verhungert“ bei #28,448. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around verhungert (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,448 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for verhungert, with forms such as "evrhungert", "vehrungert", and "verhhungert". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "verlängert", "verringert", "verwundert", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verhungert, spelled V-E-R-H-U-N-G-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhungern
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhungern
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhungern
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhungern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrhungert
  • vehrungert
  • verhhungert
  • verhnugert
  • verhugnert
  • verhunegrt
  • verhungerrt
  • verhungertt
  • verhungetr
  • verhunggert
  • verhungret
  • verhunngert
  • verrhungert
  • veruhngert
  • vrehungert
  • vverhungert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verhungert - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrhungert2vehrungert2verhhungert1verhnugert2verhugnert2verhunegrt2verhungerrt1verhungertt1
Edit distance from "verhungert"

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 "verhungert"?
"verhungert" is spelled V-E-R-H-U-N-G-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐt].
What does "verhungert" mean?
As a verb, "verhungert" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhungern
What words are commonly confused with "verhungert"?
"verhungert" is commonly confused with "verlängert", "verringert", "verwundert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verhungert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verhungert" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verhungert" come from?
"verhungert" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verdeckten#28,445Vermessung#28,452verwendbar#28,459Wassermann#28,473

Similar misspelling depth

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

Wegbereiter16 variantssüdöstlich16 variantsSubstantiv16 variantsüberzeugten16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list