verspotten

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɔtn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɔtn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“verspotten” is uncommon German (frequency #57,533 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,533
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich boshaft über jemanden oder etwas lustig machen; über jemanden oder etwas spotten

Corpus desk

Index DE-verspotten · verspotten · German

verspotten · rank #57,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,533
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verstaubt

Nearest frequency peer: verstaubt (+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 „verspotten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verspotten
PropertyValue
Headwordverspotten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɔtn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,533
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verspotten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verstaubt“ (#57,534), „verscheucht“ (#57,531), „verschenkte“ (#57,530). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verspotten“ bei #57,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verspotten is uncommon German at frequency #57,533 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɔtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich boshaft über jemanden oder etwas lustig machen; über jemanden oder etwas spotten".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verspotten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verspotten, spelled V-E-R-S-P-O-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich boshaft über jemanden oder etwas lustig machen; über jemanden oder etwas spotten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Klassenkameraden verspotten den kleinen Jungen.
  2. „Drei schwarze Vögel verspotten ihn mit einem Lied auf die Sinnlosigkeit alles menschlichen Tuns.“

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 "verspotten"?
"verspotten" is spelled V-E-R-S-P-O-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɔtn̩].
What does "verspotten" mean?
As a verb, "verspotten" means: sich boshaft über jemanden oder etwas lustig machen; über jemanden oder etwas spotten
How do you pronounce "verspotten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verspotten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɔtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verspotten" come from?
"verspotten" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list