verbilligen

[fɛɐ̯ˈbɪlɪɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈbɪlɪɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“verbilligen” 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) - den Preis von etwas herabsetzen, etwas billiger machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verbilligen · verbilligen · German

verbilligen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 verbilligen
PropertyValue
Headwordverbilligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈbɪlɪɡn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verbilligen“ im Deutschen

verbilligensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

verbilligen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 verbilligen, spelled V-E-R-B-I-L-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Preis von etwas herabsetzen, etwas billiger machen
  2. 2
    billiger werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der neue Anbieter verbilligte die Tickets um 10 %.
  2. „Wird der Kredit erweitert, das Geld verbilligt, dann steigt die Nachfrage nach Arbeit, steigt der Verbrauch, steigt die Erzeugung, werden wieder neue Arbeiter benötigt, steigt der Arbeitslohn und wieder der Verbrauch usw. Es ist nicht mehr nötig, durch Lohndruck die Ausfuhr zu verbilligen, wenn der Exporteur ein Agio von beispielsweise 20 % erhält.“ (1936)

Antonyms

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 "verbilligen"?
"verbilligen" is spelled V-E-R-B-I-L-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪlɪɡn̩].
What does "verbilligen" mean?
As a verb, "verbilligen" means: den Preis von etwas herabsetzen, etwas billiger machen
How do you pronounce "verbilligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbilligen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verbilligen" come from?
"verbilligen" 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