verdrillen

[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɪlən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɪlən]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stränge des Materials zu einem stabilen Faden/Zwirn/Draht zusammendrehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdrillen · verdrillen · German

verdrillen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 verdrillen
PropertyValue
Headwordverdrillen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɪlən]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verdrillen“ im Deutschen

verdrillenliegt 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

verdrillen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɪlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stränge des Materials zu einem stabilen Faden/Zwirn/Draht zusammendrehen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verdrillen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 verdrillen, spelled V-E-R-D-R-I-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stränge des Materials zu einem stabilen Faden/Zwirn/Draht zusammendrehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ihre Zugfestigkeit erhielten die Taue durch die Art ihrer Herstellung, dem Verdrillen einzelner Seile miteinander, den Seelen, die ihrerseits wiederum durch das Verdrillen von Zwirnen, Schnüren und schließlich dünneren Seilen erzeugt worden waren.“
  2. Die blanken Enden zweier Kabel kann man miteinander verdrillen, oder sie mittels einer Lüsterklemme verbinden.

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 "verdrillen"?
"verdrillen" is spelled V-E-R-D-R-I-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɪlən].
What does "verdrillen" mean?
As a verb, "verdrillen" means: Stränge des Materials zu einem stabilen Faden/Zwirn/Draht zusammendrehen
How do you pronounce "verdrillen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verdrillen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɪlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verdrillen" come from?
"verdrillen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list