verbalisieren

[vɛʁbaliˈziːʁən]

/[vɛʁbaliˈziːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas versprachlichen, in Worte fassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verbalisieren · verbalisieren · German

verbalisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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 verbalisieren
PropertyValue
Headwordverbalisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[vɛʁbaliˈziːʁən]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verbalisieren“ im Deutschen

verbalisierenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

verbalisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [vɛʁbaliˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verbalisieren, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verbalisieren, spelled V-E-R-B-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas versprachlichen, in Worte fassen
  2. 2
    ein Verb durch Anfügen eines Suffixes aus einer anderen Wortart erzeugen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Gegenteil, ich glaube, es wird sehr viel mehr verbalisiert.“
  2. „Zweifelsohne erhalten die Kinder durch derartige Expansionen wichtige Information, da sie Aspekte der Wirklichkeit enkodieren, die das Kind selbst nicht verbalisiert hat.“

Synonyms

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 "verbalisieren"?
"verbalisieren" is spelled V-E-R-B-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛʁbaliˈziːʁən].
What does "verbalisieren" mean?
As a verb, "verbalisieren" means: etwas versprachlichen, in Worte fassen
How do you pronounce "verbalisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbalisieren" is [vɛʁbaliˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verbalisieren" come from?
"verbalisieren" 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