verwesen

[fɛɐ̯ˈveːzn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈveːzn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verwesen” is uncommon German (frequency #93,797 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,797
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich zersetzen; in Fäulnis übergehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verwesen · verwesen · German

verwesen · rank #93,797 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,797
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vervollständi…

Nearest frequency peer: vervollständigte (-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 „verwesen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verwesen
PropertyValue
Headwordverwesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈveːzn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,797
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verwesen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verwesenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vervollständigte“ (#93,796), „verzweifeltes“ (#93,798), „vertreibe“ (#93,795). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verwesen“ bei #93,797. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verwesen is uncommon German at frequency #93,797 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈveːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich zersetzen; in Fäulnis übergehen".

Zero misspellings are on record for verwesen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verwesen, spelled V-E-R-W-E-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich zersetzen; in Fäulnis übergehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das verendete Tier verwest seit Tagen im Wald.

This word in other languages

rot(English)pudrir(Español)décomposer(Français)

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 "verwesen"?
"verwesen" is spelled V-E-R-W-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈveːzn̩].
What does "verwesen" mean?
As a verb, "verwesen" means: sich zersetzen; in Fäulnis übergehen
How do you pronounce "verwesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwesen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈveːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwesen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verzählt#93,799verlacht#93,783verglast#93,780Wehrmann#93,830

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list