qualified

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The verdict

“qualified” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs qualify

Corpus desk

Index DE-qualified · qualified · German

qualified · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 qualified
PropertyValue
Headwordqualified
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „qualified“ im Deutschen

qualifiedschafft 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

qualified is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs qualify".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for qualified, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 qualified, spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-E-D.

Definition

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    Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs qualify

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 "qualified"?
"qualified" is spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "qualified" mean?
As a verb, "qualified" means: Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs qualify
How do you pronounce "qualified"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "qualified" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "qualified" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list