verwirken
[fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁkn̩]
The verdict
“verwirken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Privilegien, Ansprüche, Rechte, Vertrauen und Ähnliches durch eigenes Zutun, durch eigene Schuld verlieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-verwirken · verwirken · German
verwirken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verwirken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verwirken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verwirken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Privilegien, Ansprüche, Rechte, Vertrauen und Ähnliches durch eigenes Zutun, durch eigene Schuld verlieren".
No generated misspelling entries exist for verwirken in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verwirken, spelled V-E-R-W-I-R-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Privilegien, Ansprüche, Rechte, Vertrauen und Ähnliches durch eigenes Zutun, durch eigene Schuld verlieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verwirken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Grund- und Menschenrechte lassen sich nicht verwirken.
Durch das Öffnen des Gerätes habe der Antragsteller seinen Garantieanspruch verwirkt.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.