verrufen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʁuːfn̩]
The verdict
“verrufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen schlechten Ruf habend/in schlechtem Ruf stehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-verrufen · verrufen · German
verrufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | verrufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʁuːfn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verrufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verrufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʁuːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen schlechten Ruf habend/in schlechtem Ruf stehend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verrufen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is verrufen, spelled V-E-R-R-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen schlechten Ruf habend/in schlechtem Ruf stehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how verrufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Schöne, wenn man im Berliner Bezirk Wedding lebt, einem jener verrufenen Viertel der Hauptstadt mit vielen realen und noch mehr von Außenwohnenden angenommenen Problemen, ist, dass man nur vor die Tür gehen und die Menschen betrachten muss, und schon bekommt man gute Laune.“
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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.