verkrustet

[fɛɐ̯ˈkʁʊstət]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈkʁʊstət]/ adj

The verdict

“verkrustet” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - (beispielsweise bezogen auf Haut, Erde) von einer vertrockneten, harten Kruste bedeckt sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-verkrustet · verkrustet · German

verkrustet · 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.

Key facts for verkrustet
PropertyValue
Headwordverkrustet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈkʁʊstət]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verkrustet“ im Deutschen

verkrustetschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verkrustet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁʊstət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

verkrustet has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verkrustet, spelled V-E-R-K-R-U-S-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (beispielsweise bezogen auf Haut, Erde) von einer vertrockneten, harten Kruste bedeckt sein
  2. 2
    ohne die Fähigkeit, sich zu verändern und an veränderte Bedingungen anzupassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verkrustet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wir müssen deine verkrustete Wunde am Knie mal säubern!“
  2. Der Arzt versorgte als erstes die Nase mit dem verkrusteten Blut.

Synonyms

erstarrtsklerotischstarr

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verkrustet"?
"verkrustet" is spelled V-E-R-K-R-U-S-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁʊstət].
What does "verkrustet" mean?
As an adjective, "verkrustet" means: (beispielsweise bezogen auf Haut, Erde) von einer vertrockneten, harten Kruste bedeckt sein
How do you pronounce "verkrustet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verkrustet" is [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁʊstət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verkrustet" come from?
"verkrustet" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list