Verruf

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʁuːf]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,232

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Verruf is aGermannoun. It means: schlechter Ruf, schlechtes Renommee Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁuːf]. Often confused with versus and Verzug.

Key facts for Verruf
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerruf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʁuːf]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,232
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Verruf in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Verruf is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʁuːf]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,232 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "schlechter Ruf, schlechtes Renommee".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Verruf, with forms such as "evrruf", "verrfu", and "verruff". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "versus", "Verzug", "Verrat", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Verruf, spelled V-E-R-R-U-F, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    schlechter Ruf, schlechtes Renommee

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrruf,verrfu,verruff,veruf,verurf,vreruf,vverruf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Verruf

Misspelling Variants of "Verruf"

evrruf6verrfu6verruff7veruf5verurf6vreruf6vverruf7
Misspelling Variants of "Verruf"

Frequency rank: #42,232 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Verruf"?
"Verruf" is spelled V-E-R-R-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁuːf].
What does "Verruf" mean?
As a noun, "Verruf" means: schlechter Ruf, schlechtes Renommee
What words are commonly confused with "Verruf"?
"Verruf" is commonly confused with "versus", "Verzug", "Verrat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verruf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verruf" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁuːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verruf" come from?
"Verruf" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.