vertreibe

[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bə]/ verb

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The verdict

“vertreibe” is uncommon German (frequency #93,795 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,795
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-vertreibe · vertreibe · German

vertreibe · rank #93,795 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,795
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vertrauensbew…

Nearest frequency peer: Vertrauensbeweis (-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 „vertreibe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vertreibe
PropertyValue
Headwordvertreibe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,795
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vertreibe“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vertreibefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vertrauensbeweis“ (#93,794), „vervollständigte“ (#93,796), „versprechende“ (#93,793). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vertreibe“ bei #93,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vertreibe is uncommon German at frequency #93,795 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for vertreibe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vertreibe, spelled V-E-R-T-R-E-I-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertreiben
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertreiben
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertreiben
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertreiben

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 "vertreibe"?
"vertreibe" is spelled V-E-R-T-R-E-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bə].
What does "vertreibe" mean?
As a verb, "vertreibe" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertreiben
How do you pronounce "vertreibe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertreibe" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertreibe" come from?
"vertreibe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vererbbar#93,777wackligen#93,815Wahlliste#93,817unkorrekt#93,749

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list