verpaffen
[fɛɐ̯ˈpafn̩]
The verdict
“verpaffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rauchend (paffend) verbrauchen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verpaffen · verpaffen · German
verpaffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | verpaffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈpafn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verpaffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verpaffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈpafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rauchend (paffend) verbrauchen".
verpaffen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verpaffen, spelled V-E-R-P-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1rauchend (paffend) verbrauchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how verpaffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn er Stress hatte, konnte er schon mal drei Packungen am Tag verpaffen.
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.