verkrümeln
[fɛɐ̯ˈkʁyːml̩n]
The verdict
“verkrümeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unauffällig weggehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verkrumeln · verkrümeln · German
verkrümeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verkrümeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁyːml̩n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verkrümeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verkrümeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁyːml̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verkrümeln, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is verkrümeln, spelled V-E-R-K-R-Ü-M-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1unauffällig weggehen
- 2aus einem mürben Gegenstand, zum Beispiel einem Gebäck, kleine Stückchen (Krümel) ablösen und verteilen, langsam in kleine Stückchen zerfallen/zerteilt werden und dadurch verschwinden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verkrümeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nicht, dass du dich jetzt verkrümelst! Wir fangen gleich an!
„Zwei Humpen Bier schaffen die nötige Bettschwere um sich anschließend im Nachbarzimmer auf ihren Strohsäcken ins Traumland zu verkrümeln.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.