how to pronounce verderben

/fɛɐ̯ˈdɛʁbən/

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verderben is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of verderben in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… das gleiche mehr tod und verderben über …”

meanings of verderben

verb:

To deprive (someone) of (something); to rob (someone) of (some feeling).
To ruin; to render (something) useless; to corrupt; to spoil.
To be offensive; to live sinfully.
To spoil; to rot; to perish.

noun:

Gerund of verderben.
Ruin, doom.

verderben frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word verderben occurs in german on average 9.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.