vertilgen

[fɛɐ̯ˈtɪlɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtɪlɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vertilgen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #97,915 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#97,915
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas ausrotten, vernichten

Key facts for vertilgen
PropertyValue
Headwordvertilgen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtɪlɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,915
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vertilgen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vertilgen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vertilgen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈtɪlɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,915 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for vertilgen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 vertilgen, spelled V-E-R-T-I-L-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas ausrotten, vernichten
  2. 2
    etwas aufessen

Synonyms

ausrottenvernichten

Antonyms

heranziehenzüchtenverschmähen

This word in other languages

eradicate(English)exterminer(Français)

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 "vertilgen"?
"vertilgen" is spelled V-E-R-T-I-L-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtɪlɡn̩].
What does "vertilgen" mean?
As a verb, "vertilgen" means: etwas ausrotten, vernichten
How do you pronounce "vertilgen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertilgen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtɪlɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertilgen" come from?
"vertilgen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “vertilgen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-T-I-L-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈtɪlɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list