verschrotten

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɔtn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɔtn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“verschrotten” is uncommon German (frequency #65,826 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,826
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Gebrauchsgegenstand, der größtenteils aus Metall besteht, zur stofflichen Wiederverwertung vorbereiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschrotten · verschrotten · German

verschrotten · rank #65,826 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,826
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verrottet

Nearest frequency peer: verrottet (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verschrotten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verschrotten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verschrotten
PropertyValue
Headwordverschrotten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɔtn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,826
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verschrotten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verschrottenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verrottet“ (#65,825), „verspäteter“ (#65,827), „vermischte“ (#65,824). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschrotten“ bei #65,826. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschrotten is uncommon German at frequency #65,826 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɔtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how verschrotten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er ließ sein altes Auto verschrotten, obwohl er auf dem Gebrauchtwagenmarkt noch gutes Geld dafür bekommen hätte.

This word in other languages

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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verschrotten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list