verunstalten

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verunstalten” is an uncommon German word, ranked #92,411 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#92,411
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Gestalt von etwas zum Schlechteren verändern, etwas unansehnlich oder hässlich machen

Key facts for verunstalten
PropertyValue
Headwordverunstalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#92,411
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verunstalten” 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). verunstalten 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 verunstalten is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #92,411 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Gestalt von etwas zum Schlechteren verändern, etwas unansehnlich oder hässlich machen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verunstalten, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verunstalten, spelled V-E-R-U-N-S-T-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gestalt von etwas zum Schlechteren verändern, etwas unansehnlich oder hässlich machen

Synonyms

entstellenmissgestaltenverhunzenversaubeutelnverschandeln

Antonyms

verschönern

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 "verunstalten"?
"verunstalten" is spelled V-E-R-U-N-S-T-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltn̩].
What does "verunstalten" mean?
As a verb, "verunstalten" means: die Gestalt von etwas zum Schlechteren verändern, etwas unansehnlich oder hässlich machen
How do you pronounce "verunstalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verunstalten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verunstalten" come from?
"verunstalten" 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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Using “verunstalten”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-U-N-S-T-A-L-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltn̩] (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