verprassen

[fɛɐ̯ˈpʁasn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈpʁasn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verprassen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #81,112 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#81,112
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Ressource (besonders Geld) nicht sachgerecht, aber zum eigenen Vergnügen, verbrauchen

Key facts for verprassen
PropertyValue
Headwordverprassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈpʁasn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,112
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verprassen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verprassen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verprassen is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈpʁasn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #81,112 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine Ressource (besonders Geld) nicht sachgerecht, aber zum eigenen Vergnügen, verbrauchen".

No misspelling variants are generated for verprassen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verprassen, spelled V-E-R-P-R-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Ressource (besonders Geld) nicht sachgerecht, aber zum eigenen Vergnügen, verbrauchen

Synonyms

durchbringenverballernverbratenvergeudenverjubelnverjuxenverludernverpulvernverschleudernverschwenden

This word in other languages

blow(English)dilapider(Français)torrar(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 "verprassen"?
"verprassen" is spelled V-E-R-P-R-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈpʁasn̩].
What does "verprassen" mean?
As a verb, "verprassen" means: eine Ressource (besonders Geld) nicht sachgerecht, aber zum eigenen Vergnügen, verbrauchen
How do you pronounce "verprassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verprassen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈpʁasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verprassen" come from?
"verprassen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “verprassen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-P-R-A-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈpʁasn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list