verlottern
[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔtɐn]
The verdict
“verlottern” 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) - durch Verwahrlosung in einen schlechten Zustand kommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verlottern · verlottern · German
verlottern · 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 | verlottern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔtɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verlottern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verlottern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verlottern, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verlottern, spelled V-E-R-L-O-T-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1durch Verwahrlosung in einen schlechten Zustand kommen
- 2etwas verprassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verlottern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie kann man seine Sachen nur derart verlottern lassen?
Er hat das Erbe in kürzester Zeit verlottert.
Synonyms
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.