vermurksen

[fɛɐ̯ˈmʊʁksn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈmʊʁksn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vermurksen” 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 May 6, 2026) - etwas (durch Nachlässigkeit oder auch Unvermögen) so falsch machen, dass das Ergebnis nicht zu gebrauchen ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-vermurksen · vermurksen · German

vermurksen · 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.

Key facts for vermurksen
PropertyValue
Headwordvermurksen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈmʊʁksn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vermurksen” sits in German frequency

vermurksen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vermurksen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈmʊʁksn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas (durch Nachlässigkeit oder auch Unvermögen) so falsch machen, dass das Ergebnis nicht zu gebrauchen ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vermurksen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vermurksen, spelled V-E-R-M-U-R-K-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (durch Nachlässigkeit oder auch Unvermögen) so falsch machen, dass das Ergebnis nicht zu gebrauchen ist

This word in other languages

mess up(English)foirer(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vermurksen"?
"vermurksen" is spelled V-E-R-M-U-R-K-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈmʊʁksn̩].
What does "vermurksen" mean?
As a verb, "vermurksen" means: etwas (durch Nachlässigkeit oder auch Unvermögen) so falsch machen, dass das Ergebnis nicht zu gebrauchen ist
How do you pronounce "vermurksen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vermurksen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈmʊʁksn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vermurksen" come from?
"vermurksen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list