verschmiert

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃmiːɐ̯t]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃmiːɐ̯t]/ adj

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The verdict

“verschmiert” is an uncommon German word, ranked #62,970 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#62,970
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf einer Oberfläche verteilt und sie dabei befleckend, verschmutzend

Key facts for verschmiert
PropertyValue
Headwordverschmiert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃmiːɐ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,970
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verschmiert” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verschmiert lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verschmiert is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃmiːɐ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,970 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "auf einer Oberfläche verteilt und sie dabei befleckend, verschmutzend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verschmiert, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verschmiert, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-M-I-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf einer Oberfläche verteilt und sie dabei befleckend, verschmutzend

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verschmiert"?
"verschmiert" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-M-I-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃmiːɐ̯t].
What does "verschmiert" mean?
As an adjective, "verschmiert" means: auf einer Oberfläche verteilt und sie dabei befleckend, verschmutzend
How do you pronounce "verschmiert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschmiert" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃmiːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschmiert" come from?
"verschmiert" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “verschmiert”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-S-C-H-M-I-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃmiːɐ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list