verleumderisch
[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdəʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“verleumderisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art eines Verleumders, einer Verleumdung, andere verleumdend
Corpus desk
Index DE-verleumderisch · verleumderisch · German
verleumderisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | verleumderisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdəʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verleumderisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verleumderisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdəʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Art eines Verleumders, einer Verleumdung, andere verleumdend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for verleumderisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verleumderisch, spelled V-E-R-L-E-U-M-D-E-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1in der Art eines Verleumders, einer Verleumdung, andere verleumdend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how verleumderisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Präsident der Sozialistischen Internationalen (SI), Griechenlands früherer Ministerpräsident Georgios Papandreou, warf SPD-Chef Sigmar Gabriel in einem offenen Brief an die SI-Mitgliedsparteien verleumderische Attacken und eine Spaltung der Linken vor.“
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.