verteidigst

[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçst]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçst]/ verb

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The verdict

“verteidigst” is uncommon German (frequency #50,160 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,160
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteidigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verteidigst · verteidigst · German

verteidigst · rank #50,160 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,160
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vert

Nearest frequency peer: vert (-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 „verteidigst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verteidigst
PropertyValue
Headwordverteidigst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçst]
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,160
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verteidigst“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verteidigstfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vert“ (#50,159), „verträumt“ (#50,161), „verspielten“ (#50,158). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verteidigst“ bei #50,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verteidigst is uncommon German at frequency #50,160 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteidigen".

Zero misspellings are on record for verteidigst 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verteidigst, spelled V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteidigen

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 "verteidigst"?
"verteidigst" is spelled V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçst].
What does "verteidigst" mean?
As a verb, "verteidigst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteidigen
How do you pronounce "verteidigst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verteidigst" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verteidigst" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verspielten#50,158verändertes#50,165volljährige#50,171vorzuhalten#50,176

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list