verpatzt

[fɛɐ̯ˈpat͡st]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈpat͡st]/ verb

The verdict

“verpatzt” is uncommon German (frequency #86,008 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,008
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verpatzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verpatzt · verpatzt · German

verpatzt · rank #86,008 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,008
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verpackungsmü…

Nearest frequency peer: Verpackungsmüll (-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 „verpatzt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verpatzt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verpatzt
PropertyValue
Headwordverpatzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈpat͡st]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,008
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verpatzt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verpatztfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verpackungsmüll“ (#86,007), „verschlechterten“ (#86,009), „vernäht“ (#86,006). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verpatzt“ bei #86,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verpatzt is uncommon German at frequency #86,008 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈpat͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verpatzen".

verpatzt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verpatzt, spelled V-E-R-P-A-T-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verpatzen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verpatzt"?
"verpatzt" is spelled V-E-R-P-A-T-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈpat͡st].
What does "verpatzt" mean?
As a verb, "verpatzt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verpatzen
How do you pronounce "verpatzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verpatzt" is [fɛɐ̯ˈpat͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verpatzt" come from?
"verpatzt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verpatzt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list