conceal
[kənˈsiːl]
The verdict
“conceal” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas verbergen, verschleiern, verheimlichen; (Wahrheit) verschweigen; (Informationen jemandem) vorenthalten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conceal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kənˈsiːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “conceal” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for conceal is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kənˈsiːl]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "etwas verbergen, verschleiern, verheimlichen; (Wahrheit) verschweigen; (Informationen jemandem) vorenthalten".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for conceal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 conceal, spelled C-O-N-C-E-A-L.
Definition
- 1etwas verbergen, verschleiern, verheimlichen; (Wahrheit) verschweigen; (Informationen jemandem) vorenthalten
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.
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Using “conceal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-O-N-C-E-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kənˈsiːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.