verpuppen
[fɛɐ̯ˈpʊpn̩]
The verdict
“verpuppen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in das nächste Entwicklungsstadium übergehen und eine Hülle (Puppe) um sich herum bilden
Corpus desk
Index DE-verpuppen · verpuppen · German
verpuppen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verpuppen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈpʊpn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verpuppen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verpuppen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈpʊpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in das nächste Entwicklungsstadium übergehen und eine Hülle (Puppe) um sich herum bilden".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verpuppen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verpuppen, spelled V-E-R-P-U-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1in das nächste Entwicklungsstadium übergehen und eine Hülle (Puppe) um sich herum bilden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verpuppen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Raupe verpuppt sich.
Die Larve verpuppte sich.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.