verreißen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“verreißen” 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) - eine sehr harte, vernichtende Kritik üben
Corpus desk
Index DE-verrei-en · verreißen · German
verreißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | verreißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verreißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verreißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verreißen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verreißen, spelled V-E-R-R-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine sehr harte, vernichtende Kritik üben
- 2das Steuer eines Fahrzeugs ruckartig herumreißen, sodass eine (unerwünschte) starke Richtungsänderung erfolgt
- 3zerreißen, in Stücke reißen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verreißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die gestrige Aufführung wurde von sämtlichen Kritikern verrissen.
Sie erschrak, verriss das Steuer und kam so von der Fahrbahn ab.
Antonyms
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.