verpufft

[fɛɐ̯ˈpʊft]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈpʊft]/ verb

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The verdict

“verpufft” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,661. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,661
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpuffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verpufft · verpufft · German

verpufft · rank #45,661 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,661
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verpflichtend…

Nearest frequency peer: verpflichtenden (-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 „verpufft“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verpufft“ 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).

verpufft vs verputzt
75% similar
verpufft vs Vernunft
63% similar
verpufft vs verblüfft
67% similar

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

Key facts for verpufft
PropertyValue
Headwordverpufft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈpʊft]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,661
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verpufft“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verpufftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verpflichtenden“ (#45,660), „versandkostenfrei“ (#45,662), „Verpachtung“ (#45,659). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verpufft“ bei #45,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around verpufft (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈpʊft]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,661 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpuffen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for verpufft, with forms such as "evrpufft", "veprufft", and "verpfuft". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "verputzt", "Vernunft", "verblüfft", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verpufft, spelled V-E-R-P-U-F-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpuffen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrpufft
  • veprufft
  • verpfuft
  • verppufft
  • verpufftt
  • verpuft
  • verpuftf
  • verrpufft
  • verupfft
  • vrepufft
  • vverpufft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verpufft - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrpufft2veprufft2verpfuft2verppufft1verpufftt1verpuft1verpuftf2verrpufft1
Edit distance from "verpufft"

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 "verpufft"?
"verpufft" is spelled V-E-R-P-U-F-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈpʊft].
What does "verpufft" mean?
As a verb, "verpufft" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpuffen
What words are commonly confused with "verpufft"?
"verpufft" is commonly confused with "verputzt", "Vernunft", "verblüfft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verpufft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verpufft" is [fɛɐ̯ˈpʊft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verpufft" come from?
"verpufft" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verklärt#45,657vergeigt#45,654violence#45,669vorhatte#45,674

Similar misspelling depth

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

Waldweg11 variantsTrecker11 variantsWerften11 variantsWürmern11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list