adeln
[ˈaːdl̩n]
The verdict
“adeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in den Adelsstand erheben
Corpus desk
Index DE-adeln · adeln · German
adeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | adeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaːdl̩n] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „adeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
adeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaːdl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for adeln, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is adeln, spelled A-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1in den Adelsstand erheben
- 2etwas oder jemanden veredeln beziehungsweise wertvoller, würdevoller machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how adeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie wurde gestern geadelt!
„Ich kann an einem Tag tausend adeln und zu Rittern machen. Aber so mächtig bin ich nicht, dass ich in tausend Jahren einen Gelehrten machen könnte.“ (Zitat von: Kaiser Sigismund von Luxemburg)
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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.