verekeln
[fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːkl̩n]
The verdict
“verekeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden ablehnen/abschrecken (und dadurch unhöflich zum Gehen bewegen), etwas deutlich ablehnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verekeln · verekeln · German
verekeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verekeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːkl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verekeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verekeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːkl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verekeln, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verekeln, spelled V-E-R-E-K-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden ablehnen/abschrecken (und dadurch unhöflich zum Gehen bewegen), etwas deutlich ablehnen
- 2etwas so beeinflussen, dass es dem Empfänger keine Freude mehr macht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verekeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich habe ihn verekelt. Ich werde das alles wiedergutmachen. Ich schicke ihm noch eine Nachricht.“
„Sein einziges Ziel ist es, alle Leute, die keine Hotelgäste sind, zu verekeln.“
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.