vertrocknet

[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknət]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknət]/ verb

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The verdict

“vertrocknet” is uncommon German (frequency #70,956 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,956
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertrocknen

Key facts for vertrocknet
PropertyValue
Headwordvertrocknet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknət]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,956
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vertrocknet” 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). vertrocknet lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

vertrocknet is uncommon German at frequency #70,956 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vertrocknet, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vertrocknet, spelled V-E-R-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-T.

Definition

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

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 "vertrocknet"?
"vertrocknet" is spelled V-E-R-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknət].
What does "vertrocknet" mean?
As a verb, "vertrocknet" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertrocknen
How do you pronounce "vertrocknet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertrocknet" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertrocknet" come from?
"vertrocknet" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “vertrocknet”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɔknət] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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