verpesten

[fɛɐ̯ˈpɛstn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈpɛstn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verpesten” is uncommon German (frequency #89,758 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,758
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit schädlichen Stoffen verunreinigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verpesten · verpesten · German

verpesten · rank #89,758 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,758
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vernichtungsk…

Nearest frequency peer: Vernichtungskrieg (-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 „verpesten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verpesten
PropertyValue
Headwordverpesten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈpɛstn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,758
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verpesten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verpestenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vernichtungskrieg“ (#89,757), „Verletzungsrisiko“ (#89,756), „verschandeln“ (#89,760). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verpesten“ bei #89,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verpesten is uncommon German at frequency #89,758 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈpɛstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verpesten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verpesten, spelled V-E-R-P-E-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit schädlichen Stoffen verunreinigen
  2. 2
    die Stimmung verderben, verschlechtern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verpesten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Denn so ein Maserati ist natürlich ein vollkommen unvernünftiges Luxusspielzeug, das viel Krach macht und die Luft verpestet.“
  2. „Solche Diskussionen sind nervig, weil sie niemals aufhören und die Stimmung verpesten.“

This word in other languages

infect(English)envenenar(Español)empoisonner(Français)envenenar(Português)

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 "verpesten"?
"verpesten" is spelled V-E-R-P-E-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈpɛstn̩].
What does "verpesten" mean?
As a verb, "verpesten" means: etwas mit schädlichen Stoffen verunreinigen
How do you pronounce "verpesten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verpesten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈpɛstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verpesten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verkohlte#89,752unübliche#89,737vorstehen#89,782Unterrock#89,733

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list