Verteufelung
[fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯fəlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verteufelung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung, mit der etwas in übertriebener Weise als böse, schlecht oder gefährlich dargestellt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-verteufelung · Verteufelung · German
Verteufelung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Verteufelung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯fəlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Verteufelung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Verteufelung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯fəlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handlung, mit der etwas in übertriebener Weise als böse, schlecht oder gefährlich dargestellt wird".
Verteufelung has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Verteufelung, spelled V-E-R-T-E-U-F-E-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Handlung, mit der etwas in übertriebener Weise als böse, schlecht oder gefährlich dargestellt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Verteufelung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Alkohol ist überall im Norden ein Reizthema, zwischen magnetischer Anziehung und Verteufelung gibt es hier selten einen vernünftigen Mittelweg.“
Antonyms
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.