vermöge
German, preposition[fɛɐ̯ˈmøːɡə]
vermöge is spelled V-E-R-M-Ö-G-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 111,951st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vermöge is a German preposition meaning “due to, because of, by virtue of; by means of, through” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular subjunctive Ⅰ of vermögen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch, mittels, wegen, auf Grund von, kraft”.
What does vermöge mean in English?
preposition
- 1
due to, because of, by virtue of; by means of, through
verb
- 1
first-person singular subjunctive Ⅰ
- 2
third-person singular subjunctive Ⅰ
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. durch, mittels, wegen, auf Grund von, kraft
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce vermöge?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈmøːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vermöge in German?
vermöge appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).