veredeln

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːdl̩n]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːdl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“veredeln” is uncommon German (frequency #63,895 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,895
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas qualitativ verbessern, wertvoller (edler) machen, als es ehemals war

Corpus desk

Index DE-veredeln · veredeln · German

veredeln · rank #63,895 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,895
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verdrücken

Nearest frequency peer: verdrücken (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „veredeln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „veredeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for veredeln
PropertyValue
Headwordveredeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːdl̩n]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,895
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „veredeln“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).veredelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verdrücken“ (#63,894), „verfilmen“ (#63,896), „Verdienstorden“ (#63,893). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „veredeln“ bei #63,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

veredeln is uncommon German at frequency #63,895 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːdl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for veredeln in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is veredeln, spelled V-E-R-E-D-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas qualitativ verbessern, wertvoller (edler) machen, als es ehemals war
  2. 2
    eine Pflanze durch das Aufsetzen eines Pfropfes einer Edelsorte verändern/verbessern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Firma veredelt ihr Mineralwasser mit einem Hauch Frucht sowie Vitaminen und Mineralien.
  2. „Die mittelalterliche Feuervergoldung gilt noch heute als das anspruchsvollste Verfahren, um die Oberfläche zu veredeln.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "veredeln"?
"veredeln" is spelled V-E-R-E-D-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːdl̩n].
What does "veredeln" mean?
As a verb, "veredeln" means: etwas qualitativ verbessern, wertvoller (edler) machen, als es ehemals war
How do you pronounce "veredeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "veredeln" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːdl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "veredeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verlaufs#63,903Unsummen#63,883Weinlese#63,939Todsünde#63,845

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list