vermochten
[fɛɐ̯ˈmɔxtn̩]
The verdict
“vermochten” is uncommon German (frequency #54,999 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,999
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs vermögen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vermochten · vermochten · German
vermochten · rank #54,999 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,999
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH verleihe
Nearest frequency peer: verleihe (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „vermochten“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- verkannt
verkannt
45,005 corpus weight
- verkennen
verkennen
45,004 corpus weight
- verleihe
verleihe
45,003 corpus weight
- vermochten
vermochten
45,002 corpus weight
- versagten
versagten
45,001 corpus weight
- verseuchten
verseuchten
45,000 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vermochten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vermochten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈmɔxtn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vermochten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vermochten is uncommon German at frequency #54,999 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈmɔxtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for vermochten in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vermochten, spelled V-E-R-M-O-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs vermögen
- 23. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs vermögen
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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