verstoffwechseln
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɔfˌvɛksl̩n]
The verdict
“verstoffwechseln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Stoffwechsel umsetzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verstoffwechseln · verstoffwechseln · German
verstoffwechseln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | verstoffwechseln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɔfˌvɛksl̩n] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verstoffwechseln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verstoffwechseln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɔfˌvɛksl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Stoffwechsel umsetzen".
Zero misspellings are on record for verstoffwechseln in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verstoffwechseln, spelled V-E-R-S-T-O-F-F-W-E-C-H-S-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1im Stoffwechsel umsetzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how verstoffwechseln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] Sauerkraut: Unter Zugabe von Salz verstoffwechseln Milchsäurebakterien, die natürlicherweise auf dem Kohl sitzen, die Zucker- und Stärkemoleküle aus dem Kraut zu Milchsäure.“
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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.