verjüngen
[fɛɐ̯ˈjʏŋən]
The verdict
“verjüngen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #57,524 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #57,524
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schmaler, dünner, enger werden; konisch zulaufen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verjüngen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈjʏŋən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #57,524 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verjüngen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verjüngen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈjʏŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,524 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for verjüngen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verjüngen, spelled V-E-R-J-Ü-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1schmaler, dünner, enger werden; konisch zulaufen
- 2den Altersdurchschnitt einer Menschengruppe, eines Tier- oder Pflanzenbestandes durch Einbringung junger Individuen senken
- 3etwas jünger erscheinen lassen, als es tatsächlich ist
Antonyms
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 "verjüngen"?
What does "verjüngen" mean?
How do you pronounce "verjüngen"?
What language does "verjüngen" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “verjüngen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-J-Ü-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈjʏŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
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.