verpuffen

[fɛɐ̯ˈpʊfn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈpʊfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verpuffen” is uncommon German (frequency #78,699 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,699
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Knall (Puff) verschwinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-verpuffen · verpuffen · German

verpuffen · rank #78,699 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,699
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vermittlerin

Nearest frequency peer: Vermittlerin (-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 „verpuffen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verpuffen
PropertyValue
Headwordverpuffen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈpʊfn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,699
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verpuffen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vermittlerin“ (#78,698), „Verrenkungen“ (#78,700), „Verlinkungen“ (#78,697). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verpuffen“ bei #78,699. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verpuffen is uncommon German at frequency #78,699 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈpʊfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for verpuffen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verpuffen, spelled V-E-R-P-U-F-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Knall (Puff) verschwinden
  2. 2
    wirkungslos verhallen, ohne Effekt bleiben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wadjda rannte in die Küche und drehte den Knopf, bis das Gas verpuffte.“
  2. „Vieles von dem, was von engagierten Fachkräften an persönlichen und materiellen Ressourcen in Fortbildungszeiten investiert wird, verpufft im Arbeitsalltag wieder.“

This word in other languages

deflagrate(English)deflagrar(Español)déflagrer(Français)deflagrar(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 "verpuffen"?
"verpuffen" is spelled V-E-R-P-U-F-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈpʊfn̩].
What does "verpuffen" mean?
As a verb, "verpuffen" means: mit einem Knall (Puff) verschwinden
How do you pronounce "verpuffen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verpuffen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈpʊfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verpuffen" come from?
"verpuffen" 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 "verpuffen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list