verkorkste

[fɛɐ̯ˈkɔʁkstə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈkɔʁkstə]/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“verkorkste” is uncommon German (frequency #70,939 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,939
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkorkst

Corpus desk

Index DE-verkorkste · verkorkste · German

verkorkste · rank #70,939 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,939
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verkäuflich

Nearest frequency peer: verkäuflich (+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 „verkorkste“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verkorkste
PropertyValue
Headwordverkorkste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈkɔʁkstə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,939
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verkorkste“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verkäuflich“ (#70,940), „verharrte“ (#70,937), „verkümmert“ (#70,941). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verkorkste“ bei #70,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verkorkste is uncommon German at frequency #70,939 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkɔʁkstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for verkorkste in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists 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 verkorkste, spelled V-E-R-K-O-R-K-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkorkst
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkorkst
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkorkst
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkorkst
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkorkst
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkorkst
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkorkst
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkorkst
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkorkst

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 "verkorkste"?
"verkorkste" is spelled V-E-R-K-O-R-K-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈkɔʁkstə].
What does "verkorkste" mean?
As an adjective, "verkorkste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkorkst
How do you pronounce "verkorkste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verkorkste" is [fɛɐ̯ˈkɔʁkstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verkorkste" come from?
"verkorkste" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verkümmert#70,941Vergessens#70,935verleumden#70,944verbannten#70,928

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list