verdicken

[fɛɐ̯ˈdɪkn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdɪkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verdicken” 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) - an Umfang zunehmen, kompakter, dicker werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdicken · verdicken · German

verdicken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 verdicken
PropertyValue
Headwordverdicken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdɪkn̩]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “verdicken” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

verdickenliegt 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

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

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verdicken, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verdicken, spelled V-E-R-D-I-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    an Umfang zunehmen, kompakter, dicker werden
  2. 2
    kompakter, dicker machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Schwielen in der Hand haben sich noch verdickt.
  2. Auf der Treppe verdickt das Blut in der Sonne.

This word in other languages

thicken(English)

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 "verdicken"?
"verdicken" is spelled V-E-R-D-I-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdɪkn̩].
What does "verdicken" mean?
As a verb, "verdicken" means: an Umfang zunehmen, kompakter, dicker werden
How do you pronounce "verdicken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verdicken" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdɪkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verdicken" come from?
"verdicken" 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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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list