verwelkt

[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛlkt]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛlkt]/ verb

The verdict

“verwelkt” is uncommon German (frequency #99,288 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,288
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwelken

Corpus desk

Index DE-verwelkt · verwelkt · German

verwelkt · rank #99,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,288
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verwegene

Nearest frequency peer: verwegene (-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 „verwelkt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verwelkt
PropertyValue
Headwordverwelkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛlkt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verwelkt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verwegene“ (#99,287), „verwöhntes“ (#99,289), „verwandtes“ (#99,286). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verwelkt“ bei #99,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verwelkt is uncommon German at frequency #99,288 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛlkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

verwelkt has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verwelkt, spelled V-E-R-W-E-L-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwelken
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwelken
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs verwelken

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 "verwelkt"?
"verwelkt" is spelled V-E-R-W-E-L-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛlkt].
What does "verwelkt" mean?
As a verb, "verwelkt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwelken
How do you pronounce "verwelkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwelkt" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛlkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwelkt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verwelkt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list