Verweigerer

[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁɐ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Verweigerer” is uncommon German (frequency #69,852 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,852
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die etwas kategorisch ablehnt

Corpus desk

Index DE-verweigerer · Verweigerer · German

Verweigerer · rank #69,852 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,852
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vertragsrecht

Nearest frequency peer: Vertragsrecht (-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 „Verweigerer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verweigerer
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerweigerer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,852
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verweigerer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Verweigererfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vertragsrecht“ (#69,851), „verworrene“ (#69,853), „verärgerte“ (#69,854). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verweigerer“ bei #69,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verweigerer is uncommon German at frequency #69,852 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Verweigerer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Verweigerer, spelled V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die etwas kategorisch ablehnt
  2. 2
    Person, die die Ableistung des Wehrdienstes ablehnt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ab kommender Woche soll dort laut sächsischem Gesundheitsministerium ein Gewahrsam für Verweigerer von Coronaquarantänen eingerichtet werden.“
  2. „Weil Verweigerer des Corona-Impfstoffes von Astrazeneca in den Impfzentren für Leerlauf und Stockungen sorgen, denkt Niedersachsen als Möglichkeit auch an das Überbuchen von Impfterminen.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "Verweigerer"?
"Verweigerer" is spelled V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁɐ].
What does "Verweigerer" mean?
As a noun, "Verweigerer" means: Person, die etwas kategorisch ablehnt
How do you pronounce "Verweigerer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verweigerer" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verweigerer" come from?
"Verweigerer" 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 "Verweigerer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list