verunstalten

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verunstalten” is uncommon German (frequency #92,411 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,411
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gestalt von etwas zum Schlechteren verändern, etwas unansehnlich oder hässlich machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verunstalten · verunstalten · German

verunstalten · rank #92,411 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,411
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vertragspartn…

Nearest frequency peer: Vertragspartnern (-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 „verunstalten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verunstalten
PropertyValue
Headwordverunstalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#92,411
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verunstalten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vertragspartnern“ (#92,410), „vervielfachen“ (#92,412), „vervollkommnen“ (#92,413). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verunstalten“ bei #92,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verunstalten is uncommon German at frequency #92,411 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how verunstalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das neue Industriegebiet verunstaltet die ganze Landschaft.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vergnügliche#92,390verabreichte#92,381vorzüglicher#92,442unwirtlichen#92,371

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list