vervollkommnen

[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlˌkɔmnən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlˌkɔmnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“vervollkommnen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,413 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,413
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verbessern, bis etwas komplett richtig/gut (vollkommen) ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-vervollkommnen · vervollkommnen · German

vervollkommnen · rank #92,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,413
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vervielfachen

Nearest frequency peer: vervielfachen (-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 „vervollkommnen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vervollkommnen
PropertyValue
Headwordvervollkommnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlˌkɔmnən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#92,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vervollkommnen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vervollkommnenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vervielfachen“ (#92,412), „Verwaltungsapparat“ (#92,414), „verunstalten“ (#92,411). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vervollkommnen“ bei #92,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vervollkommnen is uncommon German at frequency #92,413 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlˌkɔmnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

vervollkommnen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vervollkommnen, spelled V-E-R-V-O-L-L-K-O-M-M-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    verbessern, bis etwas komplett richtig/gut (vollkommen) ist
  2. 2
    sich, sein Verhalten und seine Wertvorstellungen verbessern
  3. 3
    etwas beifügen, was vorher gefehlt hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie ließ keine Gelegenheit aus, ihr Schwedisch zu vervollkommnen.
  2. Das Ziel der Ausbildung ist es, sich zu vervollkommnen und ein besserer Mensch zu werden.

This word in other languages

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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 "vervollkommnen"?
"vervollkommnen" is spelled V-E-R-V-O-L-L-K-O-M-M-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlˌkɔmnən].
What does "vervollkommnen" mean?
As a verb, "vervollkommnen" means: verbessern, bis etwas komplett richtig/gut (vollkommen) ist
How do you pronounce "vervollkommnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vervollkommnen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlˌkɔmnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vervollkommnen" come from?
"vervollkommnen" 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 "vervollkommnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verwundbarkeit#92,416viktorianische#92,424vernachlässige#92,398vorspringenden#92,440

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list