verbockt
[fɛɐ̯ˈbɔkt]
The verdict
“verbockt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,836 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #30,836
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbocken
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verbockt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈbɔkt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #30,836 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verbockt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verbockt is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈbɔkt]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,836 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for verbockt, with forms such as "evrbockt", "vebrockt", and "verbbockt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Verbot", "verrückt", "verpackt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 verbockt, spelled V-E-R-B-O-C-K-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbocken
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbocken
- 32. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbocken
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrbockt,vebrockt,verbbockt,verbcokt,verbocckt,verbockkt,verbocktt,verboctk,verbokct,verobckt,verrbockt,vrebockt,vverbockt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verbockt - 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.
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.
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Using “verbockt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-B-O-C-K-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈbɔkt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Verbot” - see the side-by-side comparison. verbockt vs Verbot
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.