verwaist

[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st]/ adj

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The verdict

“verwaist” is uncommon German (frequency #56,655 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,655
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Eigenschaft eines Platzes oder eines Ortes, der von Menschen verlassen wurde / der ohne Menschen ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-verwaist · verwaist · German

verwaist · rank #56,655 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,655
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vertriebsleit…

Nearest frequency peer: Vertriebsleiter (-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 „verwaist“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verwaist
PropertyValue
Headwordverwaist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verwaist“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vertriebsleiter“ (#56,654), „Verwaltungsgerichts“ (#56,656), „verteufeln“ (#56,653). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verwaist“ bei #56,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verwaist is uncommon German at frequency #56,655 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

verwaist doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verwaist, spelled V-E-R-W-A-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Eigenschaft eines Platzes oder eines Ortes, der von Menschen verlassen wurde / der ohne Menschen ist
  2. 2
    der Zustand einer Person, deren Eltern verstorben sind; wird synonym auch bei Tieren benutzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach den großen Dürren in den USA in den 30ern, der "Dust Bowl", gab es viele verwaiste Farmen in den USA.
  2. Der islamistische Terror vom Freitag und seine Folgen: In Tunesien sind die Strände verwaist, […]

Synonyms

menschenleerelternlosohneEltern

This word in other languages

deserted(English)abandonado(Español)abandonné(Français)órfão(Português)

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 "verwaist"?
"verwaist" is spelled V-E-R-W-A-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st].
What does "verwaist" mean?
As an adjective, "verwaist" means: eine Eigenschaft eines Platzes oder eines Ortes, der von Menschen verlassen wurde / der ohne Menschen ist
How do you pronounce "verwaist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwaist" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwaist" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verpeilt#56,645Vorjahre#56,665vermummt#56,644vorkamen#56,666

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list