verunreinigen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verunreinigen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #97,917 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#97,917
frequency rank, German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weniger sauber machen, schmutzig machen

Key facts for verunreinigen
PropertyValue
Headwordverunreinigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#97,917
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verunreinigen” 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). verunreinigen 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 verunreinigen is 13 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,917 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weniger sauber machen, schmutzig machen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verunreinigen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verunreinigen, spelled V-E-R-U-N-R-E-I-N-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weniger sauber machen, schmutzig machen

This word in other languages

dirty(English)ensuciar(Español)polluer(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 "verunreinigen"?
"verunreinigen" is spelled V-E-R-U-N-R-E-I-N-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩].
What does "verunreinigen" mean?
As a verb, "verunreinigen" means: weniger sauber machen, schmutzig machen
How do you pronounce "verunreinigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verunreinigen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verunreinigen" come from?
"verunreinigen" 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 “verunreinigen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-U-N-R-E-I-N-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩] (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