verteufeln

[fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩n]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“verteufeln” is uncommon German (frequency #56,653 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,653
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Ursache allen Übels erklären, schlecht machen, verunglimpfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verteufeln · verteufeln · German

verteufeln · rank #56,653 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,653
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vertriebsleit…

Nearest frequency peer: Vertriebsleiter (+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 „verteufeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verteufeln
PropertyValue
Headwordverteufeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,653
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verteufeln“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vertriebsleiter“ (#56,654), „verstopfte“ (#56,651), „verwaist“ (#56,655). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verteufeln“ bei #56,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verteufeln is uncommon German at frequency #56,653 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Ursache allen Übels erklären, schlecht machen, verunglimpfen".

verteufeln has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verteufeln, spelled V-E-R-T-E-U-F-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Ursache allen Übels erklären, schlecht machen, verunglimpfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verteufeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er wurde ganz zu Unrecht verteufelt.
  2. Er wird nicht verteufelt, wohl aber deutlich kritisiert.

Antonyms

verehrenvergöttern

This word in other languages

demonize(English)

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 "verteufeln"?
"verteufeln" is spelled V-E-R-T-E-U-F-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩n].
What does "verteufeln" mean?
As a verb, "verteufeln" means: zur Ursache allen Übels erklären, schlecht machen, verunglimpfen
How do you pronounce "verteufeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verteufeln" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verteufeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verstopfte#56,651Versendung#56,650verlorenem#56,643vorliegend#56,667

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list