Verruf
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈʁuːf]
Verruf is spelled V-E-R-R-U-F (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,722nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verruf is a German masculine noun meaning “disrepute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schlechter Ruf, schlechtes Renommee”.
What does Verruf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedisrepute
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schlechter Ruf, schlechtes Renommee
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Verruf
- Verrufes genitive
- Verrufs genitive
- Verrufe dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verruf?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʁuːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verruf in German?
Verruf appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).