verstimmen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪmən]
The verdict
“verstimmen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandes Laune verschlechtern
Corpus desk
Index DE-verstimmen · verstimmen · German
verstimmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | verstimmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪmən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verstimmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verstimmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for verstimmen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verstimmen, spelled V-E-R-S-T-I-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandes Laune verschlechtern
- 2ein Musikinstrument so einstellen, dass es falsch klingt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verstimmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Treffen Seehofers mit dem Unternehmen hatte auch Bayerns Wirtschaftsminister Martin Zeil (FDP) verstimmt und zur Eskalation des Koalitionskrachs von CSU und FDP beigetragen.“
„Das sicherste Mittel, den Hörer zu verstimmen, gründlich zu verstimmen, wäre eine in der Praxis allzu deutlich zur Schau getragene Absicht, ihn durch die theatralische Vorstellung bilden zu wollen.“
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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.