verbalen

Name: verbalen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[vɛʁˈbaːlən]

/[vɛʁˈbaːlən]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“verbalen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,373. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,373
frequency rank, German: 49,639
“V” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verbalen vs Verben

63% similar

verbalen vs verboten

75% similar

verbalen vs verraten

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verbalen
Property	Value
Headword	verbalen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[vɛʁˈbaːlən]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#25,373
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verbalen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verbalen lands here:

#25,373

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around verbalen (IPA [vɛʁˈbaːlən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,373 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for verbalen, with forms such as "evrbalen", "vebralen", and "verablen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Verben", "verboten", "verraten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verbalen, spelled V-E-R-B-A-L-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrbalen,vebralen,verablen,verbaeln,verbalenn,verballen,verbalne,verbbalen,verblaen,verrbalen,vrebalen,vverbalen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verbalen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "verbalen"

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 "verbalen"?

"verbalen" is spelled V-E-R-B-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛʁˈbaːlən].

What does "verbalen" mean?

As an adjective, "verbalen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbal

What words are commonly confused with "verbalen"?

"verbalen" is commonly confused with "Verben", "verboten", "verraten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "verbalen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbalen" is [vɛʁˈbaːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "verbalen" come from?

"verbalen" 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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Using “verbalen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-B-A-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [vɛʁˈbaːlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Verben” - see the side-by-side comparison. verbalen vs Verben
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.