vertrocknen
[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknən]
The verdict
“vertrocknen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - langsam immer trockener werden (bei Pflanzen bis hin zum Absterben)
Corpus desk
Index DE-vertrocknen · vertrocknen · German
vertrocknen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | vertrocknen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vertrocknen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vertrocknen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "langsam immer trockener werden (bei Pflanzen bis hin zum Absterben)".
Zero misspellings are on record for vertrocknen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 vertrocknen, spelled V-E-R-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1langsam immer trockener werden (bei Pflanzen bis hin zum Absterben)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vertrocknen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf der Fensterbank vertrocknen die Alpenveilchen.
„Auf sonnenexponierten, besonders geneigten Flächen beginnen die Blätter nach drei bis vier Wochen Trockenheit vom Stengelgrund her zu vertrocknen.“
This word in other languages
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.