vervierfachen
[fɛɐ̯ˈfiːɐ̯ˌfaxn̩]
The verdict
“vervierfachen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf die vierfache Anzahl bringen, in seiner Summe viermal so groß machen
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Index DE-vervierfachen · vervierfachen · German
vervierfachen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | vervierfachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈfiːɐ̯ˌfaxn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vervierfachen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vervierfachen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfiːɐ̯ˌfaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vervierfachen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 vervierfachen, spelled V-E-R-V-I-E-R-F-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1auf die vierfache Anzahl bringen, in seiner Summe viermal so groß machen
- 2sich auf die vierfache Anzahl erhöhen beziehungsweise vierfache Menge vergrößern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vervierfachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn es nun taͤglich bewaͤhret wird, daß ein Staͤdter ſein Grundcapital vermittelſt ſeinem Gewerbe in einer weit kuͤrzern Zeit verdoppeln, ja vervierfachen kann, als der Landwirth, obgleich dieſer die unentbehrlichſten Produkte liefert, und, da er ſolche meiſt fuͤr bar verkauft, die wenigſte Gefahr laͤuft, ſo muß dieſes ſeinen wichtigen feſtbeſtimmten Gr…
„Bei einem Pfeiler mit einem quadratischen Querschnitt vervierfacht sich beim Vervierfachen des Querschnitts auch das Gewicht, das er tragen kann.“
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