verwerflich
[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁflɪç]
The verdict
“verwerflich” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,917 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #28,917
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - moralisch inakzeptabel und tadelnswert
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verwerflich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁflɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #28,917 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verwerflich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verwerflich is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁflɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,917 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "moralisch inakzeptabel und tadelnswert".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for verwerflich, with forms such as "evrwerflich", "verewrflich", and "verrwerflich". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is verwerflich, spelled V-E-R-W-E-R-F-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1moralisch inakzeptabel und tadelnswert
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrwerflich,verewrflich,verrwerflich,verwefrlich,verwerfflich,verwerfilch,verwerflcih,verwerflicch,verwerflichh,verwerflihc,verwerfllich,verwerlfich,verwerrflich,verwreflich,verwwerflich,vewrerflich,vrewerflich,vverwerflich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verwerflich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “verwerflich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-W-E-R-F-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁflɪç] (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
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.