verlöschen
[fɛɐ̯ˈlœʃn̩]
The verdict
“verlöschen” 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) - etwas tun, wodurch etwas Brennendes aufhört zu brennen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verloschen · verlöschen · German
verlöschen · 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 | verlöschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈlœʃn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verlöschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verlöschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈlœʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas tun, wodurch etwas Brennendes aufhört zu brennen".
verlöschen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verlöschen, spelled V-E-R-L-Ö-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas tun, wodurch etwas Brennendes aufhört zu brennen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verlöschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie verlöschte die Kerzen.
„Das freute den Chalifen nicht wenig, und um sich bemerklich zu machen, nahm er ein Steinchen und warf es so geschickt, daß er damit eines der Lichter verlöschte, die auf dem Tische standen.“
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.