verschrotten

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɔtn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɔtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschrotten” is an uncommon German word, ranked #65,826 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#65,826
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen Gebrauchsgegenstand, der größtenteils aus Metall besteht, zur stofflichen Wiederverwertung vorbereiten

Key facts for verschrotten
PropertyValue
Headwordverschrotten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɔtn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,826
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verschrotten” 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). verschrotten 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 verschrotten is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɔtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #65,826 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einen Gebrauchsgegenstand, der größtenteils aus Metall besteht, zur stofflichen Wiederverwertung vorbereiten".

verschrotten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verschrotten, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-R-O-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Gebrauchsgegenstand, der größtenteils aus Metall besteht, zur stofflichen Wiederverwertung vorbereiten

This word in other languages

scrap(English)desguazar(Español)démanteler(Français)

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 "verschrotten"?
"verschrotten" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-R-O-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɔtn̩].
What does "verschrotten" mean?
As a verb, "verschrotten" means: einen Gebrauchsgegenstand, der größtenteils aus Metall besteht, zur stofflichen Wiederverwertung vorbereiten
How do you pronounce "verschrotten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschrotten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɔtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschrotten" come from?
"verschrotten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “verschrotten”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-S-C-H-R-O-T-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɔtn̩] (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