verzinken
[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪŋkn̩]
The verdict
“verzinken” 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) - etwas mit einem Zinküberzug versehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verzinken · verzinken · German
verzinken · 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 | verzinken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪŋkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verzinken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verzinken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for verzinken in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verzinken, spelled V-E-R-Z-I-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mit einem Zinküberzug versehen
- 2verraten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verzinken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn man Stahlteile vor Korrosion schützen möchte, sollte man sie verzinken lassen.
Falls die Diebe auf sein Angebot nicht eingehen, „verzinkt“ er diese bei Scotland Yard.
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.