verweigere

[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁə]/ verb

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The verdict

“verweigere” is uncommon German (frequency #60,220 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,220
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verweigern

Key facts for verweigere
PropertyValue
Headwordverweigere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verweigere” 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). verweigere 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

verweigere is uncommon German at frequency #60,220 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verweigere, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verweigere, spelled V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verweigern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verweigern
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verweigern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verweigern

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 "verweigere"?
"verweigere" is spelled V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁə].
What does "verweigere" mean?
As a verb, "verweigere" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verweigern
How do you pronounce "verweigere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verweigere" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verweigere" come from?
"verweigere" 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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Using “verweigere”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁə] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list