verspritzen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“verspritzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flüssigkeit in Tropfen/Tröpfchen oder einem Strahl (durch die Luft) verteilen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verspritzen · verspritzen · German
verspritzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | verspritzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verspritzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verspritzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
verspritzen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verspritzen, spelled V-E-R-S-P-R-I-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Flüssigkeit in Tropfen/Tröpfchen oder einem Strahl (durch die Luft) verteilen
- 2durch den Vorgang des Spritzens verarbeiten/verbrauchen
- 3durch Tropfen (Spritzer) verdrecken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verspritzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Verspritz doch einfach etwas Parfum im Raum!
Beim Husten verspritzt er Sekrettröpfchen mit Bazillen.
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.