conceal
[kənˈsiːl]
The verdict
“conceal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas verbergen, verschleiern, verheimlichen; (Wahrheit) verschweigen; (Informationen jemandem) vorenthalten
Corpus desk
Index DE-conceal · conceal · German
conceal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | conceal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kənˈsiːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „conceal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
conceal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kənˈsiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how conceal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Elizabeth added privately, "And how much I shall have to conceal!"
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.