versumpfen
[fɛɐ̯ˈzʊmp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“versumpfen” 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) - zu Sumpflandschaft werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-versumpfen · versumpfen · German
versumpfen · 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 | versumpfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈzʊmp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „versumpfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
versumpfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈzʊmp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for versumpfen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is versumpfen, spelled V-E-R-S-U-M-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1zu Sumpflandschaft werden
- 2zu Sumpflandschaft werden
- 3von einem Ort, an dem gefeiert, getrunken wird, nicht wegkommen können, da man nicht aufhören kann dort zu feiern, zu trinken
- 4geistig oder moralisch verwahrlosen, verkommen
- 5geistig oder moralisch verderben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how versumpfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Paul wohnt jetzt praktisch im Wald mit seiner Mutter und versumpft.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.