exkulpieren

[ɛkskʊlˈpiːʁən]

/[ɛkskʊlˈpiːʁən]/ verb

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.

Key facts for exkulpieren
PropertyValue
Headwordexkulpieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛkskʊlˈpiːʁən]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „exkulpieren“ im Deutschen

exkulpierenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    vom Vorwurf des Verschuldens befreien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how exkulpieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Diese Eva Braun wird man nicht als harmlose Mätresse exkulpieren können.“
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exkulpieren"?
"exkulpieren" is spelled E-X-K-U-L-P-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛkskʊlˈpiːʁən].
What does "exkulpieren" mean?
As a verb, "exkulpieren" means: vom Vorwurf des Verschuldens befreien
How do you pronounce "exkulpieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exkulpieren" is [ɛkskʊlˈpiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exkulpieren" come from?
"exkulpieren" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list