verzupfen
[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sʊp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“verzupfen” 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 in kleine Stücke rupfen, etwas durch sukzessives Abreißen von kleinen Stückchen verbrauchen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verzupfen · verzupfen · German
verzupfen · 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 | verzupfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sʊp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verzupfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verzupfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sʊp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
verzupfen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling 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.
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 verzupfen, spelled V-E-R-Z-U-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas in kleine Stücke rupfen, etwas durch sukzessives Abreißen von kleinen Stückchen verbrauchen
- 2verschwinden, abhauen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verzupfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er verzupft die Zeitung, um daraus Pappmaschee zu machen.
Der Mantel sieht schon arg verzupft aus.
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.