verrinnen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪnən]
The verdict
“verrinnen” 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) - (als Flüssigkeit, aber auch als Sand) im Untergrund verschwinden, aufgesogen werden, sich nicht halten lassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verrinnen · verrinnen · German
verrinnen · 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 | verrinnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪnən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verrinnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verrinnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for verrinnen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verrinnen, spelled V-E-R-R-I-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1(als Flüssigkeit, aber auch als Sand) im Untergrund verschwinden, aufgesogen werden, sich nicht halten lassen
- 2(als Zeitraum) vorbeigehen, passieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verrinnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Blut verrann in den Rinnen zwischen den Steinen.“
Der Sand verrinnt in meiner Lebensuhr. (Shakespeare)
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.