verwegen

[fɛɐ̯ˈveːɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈveːɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“verwegen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,418 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,418
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr mutig, Risiken eingehend, gewagt

Corpus desk

Index DE-verwegen · verwegen · German

verwegen · rank #58,418 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,418
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Versklavung

Nearest frequency peer: Versklavung (-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 „verwegen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verwegen
PropertyValue
Headwordverwegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈveːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,418
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verwegen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Versklavung“ (#58,417), „verwirrende“ (#58,419), „Versiegelung“ (#58,416). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verwegen“ bei #58,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verwegen is uncommon German at frequency #58,418 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈveːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr mutig, Risiken eingehend, gewagt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for verwegen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verwegen, spelled V-E-R-W-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr mutig, Risiken eingehend, gewagt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Angriff war ja wohl sehr verwegen.
  2. „Den zeigt er dem schwärmerischen jungen Naturfreund, für diesen ein unvergeßliches Erlebnis, wahrscheinlich nicht weniger bedeutsam als die gesamte verwegene Bildungsreise.“

Synonyms

tollkühndraufgängerisch

This word in other languages

bold(English)audaz(Español)audacieux(Français)

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 "verwegen"?
"verwegen" is spelled V-E-R-W-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈveːɡn̩].
What does "verwegen" mean?
As an adjective, "verwegen" means: sehr mutig, Risiken eingehend, gewagt
How do you pronounce "verwegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwegen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈveːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwegen" come from?
"verwegen" 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 "verwegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

verzahnt#58,420verrecke#58,409vorzieht#58,430Walnüsse#58,437

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list