verwerfen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁfn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,099

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

verwerfen is aGermanverb. It means: (nach reiflicher Überlegung) etwas aufgeben, nicht weiter verfolgen, weil es als nicht mehr annehmbar, brauchbar, durchführbar, geeignet, tauglich, realisierbar oder dergleichen befunden wird Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁfn̩]. Often confused with vorwerfen and verworfen.

Key facts for verwerfen
PropertyValue
Headwordverwerfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁfn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,099
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verwerfen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verwerfen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁfn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,099 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for verwerfen, with forms such as "evrwerfen", "verewrfen", and "verrwerfen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "vorwerfen", "verworfen", "Vorwürfen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is verwerfen, spelled V-E-R-W-E-R-F-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (nach reiflicher Überlegung) etwas aufgeben, nicht weiter verfolgen, weil es als nicht mehr annehmbar, brauchbar, durchführbar, geeignet, tauglich, realisierbar oder dergleichen befunden wird
  2. 2
    ablehnen, zurückweisen, weil die geforderte Berechtigung fehlt

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrwerfen,verewrfen,verrwerfen,verwefren,verwerefn,verwerfenn,verwerffen,verwerfne,verwerrfen,verwrefen,verwwerfen,vewrerfen,vrewerfen,vverwerfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verwerfen

Misspelling Variants of "verwerfen"

evrwerfen9verewrfen9verrwerfen10verwefren9verwerefn9verwerfenn10verwerffen10verwerfne9
Misspelling Variants of "verwerfen"

Frequency rank: #36,099 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verwerfen"?
"verwerfen" is spelled V-E-R-W-E-R-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁfn̩].
What does "verwerfen" mean?
As a verb, "verwerfen" means: (nach reiflicher Überlegung) etwas aufgeben, nicht weiter verfolgen, weil es als nicht mehr annehmbar, brauchbar, durchführbar, geeignet, tauglich, realisierbar oder dergleichen befunden wird
What words are commonly confused with "verwerfen"?
"verwerfen" is commonly confused with "vorwerfen", "verworfen", "Vorwürfen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verwerfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwerfen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwerfen" come from?
"verwerfen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.