verwanzen
[fɛɐ̯ˈvant͡sn̩]
The verdict
“verwanzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Wanzen befallen werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-verwanzen · verwanzen · German
verwanzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | verwanzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈvant͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verwanzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verwanzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈvant͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for verwanzen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verwanzen, spelled V-E-R-W-A-N-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1von Wanzen befallen werden
- 2mit Abhörgeräten (Abhörwanzen) versehen beziehungsweise Abhörprogramme (Abhörsoftware) installieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verwanzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Logis, da vorne, haben die Leute die Betten verwanzen lassen.“
„Die Betten sind verwanzt, die Wäsche wird nur selten gewechselt.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.