verschnupfen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃnʊp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“verschnupfen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Erkältung der Atemwege (Schnupfen) bekommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verschnupfen · verschnupfen · German
verschnupfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | verschnupfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃnʊp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verschnupfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verschnupfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃnʊp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for verschnupfen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verschnupfen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-N-U-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Erkältung der Atemwege (Schnupfen) bekommen
- 2seine positive Einstellung verlieren und kritischer, auch ablehnend werden
- 3diejenige Portion Schnupftabak verbrauchen, die für eine gewisse Zeit vorgesehen ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verschnupfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tür zu! Ich will nicht verschnupfen!
Mach dir nicht zu viel Gedanken, sie verschnupft schnell mal. Aber das geht auch vorbei, und dann ist sie wieder freundlich zu dir.
Antonyms
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.