verwesen

[fɛɐ̯ˈveːzn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈveːzn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verwesen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #93,797 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#93,797
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich zersetzen; in Fäulnis übergehen

Key facts for verwesen
PropertyValue
Headwordverwesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈveːzn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,797
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verwesen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verwesen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verwesen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈveːzn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #93,797 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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?
"verwesen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “verwesen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-W-E-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈveːzn̩] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list