verwaiste

[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯stə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯stə]/ adj

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The verdict

“verwaiste” is uncommon German (frequency #62,978 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,978
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaist

Key facts for verwaiste
PropertyValue
Headwordverwaiste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯stə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,978
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verwaiste” 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). verwaiste lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verwaiste is uncommon German at frequency #62,978 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯stə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for verwaiste in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 verwaiste, spelled V-E-R-W-A-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaist
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaist
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaist
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaist
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaist
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaist
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaist
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaist
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaist

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 "verwaiste"?
"verwaiste" is spelled V-E-R-W-A-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯stə].
What does "verwaiste" mean?
As an adjective, "verwaiste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwaist
How do you pronounce "verwaiste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwaiste" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯stə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwaiste" come from?
"verwaiste" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “verwaiste”

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

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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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