warben

[ˈvaʁbn̩]

/[ˈvaʁbn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“warben” is uncommon German (frequency #68,870 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,870
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs werben

Corpus desk

Index DE-warben · warben · German

warben · rank #68,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,870
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wankt

Nearest frequency peer: wankt (-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 „warben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for warben
PropertyValue
Headwordwarben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvaʁbn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „warben“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).warbenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wankt“ (#68,869), „Warnhinweis“ (#68,871), „Walldürn“ (#68,868). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „warben“ bei #68,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

warben is uncommon German at frequency #68,870 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for warben, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is warben, spelled W-A-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs werben
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs werben

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 "warben"?
"warben" is spelled W-A-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaʁbn̩].
What does "warben" mean?
As a verb, "warben" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs werben
How do you pronounce "warben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "warben" is [ˈvaʁbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "warben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list