covert

[ˈkavɐt]

/[ˈkavɐt]/ verb

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The verdict

“covert” is uncommon German (frequency #91,445 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,445
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs covern

Corpus desk

Index DE-covert · covert · German

covert · rank #91,445 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,445
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Crosstrainer

Nearest frequency peer: Crosstrainer (+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 „covert“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for covert
PropertyValue
Headwordcovert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkavɐt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,445
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „covert“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.covertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Crosstrainer“ (#91,446), „cougars“ (#91,443), „dagegenhalten“ (#91,447). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „covert“ bei #91,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

covert is uncommon German at frequency #91,445 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkavɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for covert, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is covert, spelled C-O-V-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs covern
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs covern
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs covern
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs covern

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 "covert"?
"covert" is spelled C-O-V-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkavɐt].
What does "covert" mean?
As a verb, "covert" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs covern
How do you pronounce "covert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "covert" is [ˈkavɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "covert" come from?
"covert" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Debüts#91,461Bisons#91,391echoes#91,504ehrbar#91,507

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list