verpönt

[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈpøːnt]

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈpøːnt]/ adj

The verdict

“verpönt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,095. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,095
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von der Gesellschaft, von anderen Menschen für schlecht gehalten, unerwünscht

Corpus desk

Index DE-verpont · verpönt · German

verpönt · rank #36,095 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,095
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vernachlässig…

Nearest frequency peer: vernachlässigte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verpönt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verpönt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verpönt vs vertont
71% similar
verpönt vs verwöhnt
75% similar
verpönt vs versöhnt
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verpönt
PropertyValue
Headwordverpönt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈpøːnt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,095
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verpönt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verpöntliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vernachlässigte“ (#36,094), „verschwommen“ (#36,096), „Verminderung“ (#36,093). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verpönt“ bei #36,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around verpönt (IPA [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈpøːnt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,095 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "von der Gesellschaft, von anderen Menschen für schlecht gehalten, unerwünscht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for verpönt, with forms such as "evrpönt", "veprönt", and "verpnöt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "vertont", "verwöhnt", "versöhnt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verpönt, spelled V-E-R-P-Ö-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    von der Gesellschaft, von anderen Menschen für schlecht gehalten, unerwünscht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Unter Spitzenköchen ist der Brühwürfel absolut verpönt.
  2. „In der Leistungsgesellschaft heute ist es verpönt zuzugeben, etwas nicht zu können.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrpönt
  • veprönt
  • verpnöt
  • verppönt
  • verpönnt
  • verpöntt
  • verpötn
  • verrpönt
  • veröpnt
  • vrepönt
  • vverpönt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verpönt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrpönt2veprönt2verpnöt2verppönt1verpönnt1verpöntt1verpötn2verrpönt1
Edit distance from "verpönt"

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 "verpönt"?
"verpönt" is spelled V-E-R-P-Ö-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈpøːnt].
What does "verpönt" mean?
As an adjective, "verpönt" means: von der Gesellschaft, von anderen Menschen für schlecht gehalten, unerwünscht
What words are commonly confused with "verpönt"?
"verpönt" is commonly confused with "vertont", "verwöhnt", "versöhnt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verpönt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verpönt" is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈpøːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verpönt" come from?
"verpönt" 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 "verpönt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list