exkulpieren
[ɛkskʊlˈpiːʁən]
The verdict
“exkulpieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Vorwurf des Verschuldens befreien
Corpus desk
Index DE-exkulpieren · exkulpieren · German
exkulpieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | exkulpieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛkskʊlˈpiːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „exkulpieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
exkulpieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛkskʊlˈpiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vom Vorwurf des Verschuldens befreien".
No generated misspelling entries exist for exkulpieren in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is exkulpieren, spelled E-X-K-U-L-P-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1vom Vorwurf des Verschuldens befreien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exkulpieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Diese Eva Braun wird man nicht als harmlose Mätresse exkulpieren können.“
„Damit sind sie [diese Journalisten] aber keinesfalls exkulpiert. Im Gegenteil.“
This word in other languages
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.