verkrumpeln
[fɛɐ̯ˈkʁʊmpl̩n]
The verdict
“verkrumpeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - besonders westmitteldeutsch:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verkrumpeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁʊmpl̩n] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verkrumpeln” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
verkrumpeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁʊmpl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
verkrumpeln has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 verkrumpeln, spelled V-E-R-K-R-U-M-P-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1besonders westmitteldeutsch:
- 2etwas faltig machen
- 3jemanden verstimmen, kränken, gegen sich aufbringen, verärgern
- 4jemanden verstimmen, kränken, gegen sich aufbringen, verärgern
- 5sich anstrengen
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “verkrumpeln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-K-R-U-M-P-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁʊmpl̩n] (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.