verfiel

[fɛɐ̯ˈfiːl]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfiːl]/ verb

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The verdict

“verfiel” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,841. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,841
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verfallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfiel · verfiel · German

verfiel · rank #29,841 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,841
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verfickten

Nearest frequency peer: verfickten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verfiel“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verfiel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verfiel vs verlief
71% similar
verfiel vs verwies
71% similar
verfiel vs verlieh
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verfiel
PropertyValue
Headwordverfiel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfiːl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,841
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verfiel“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verfielliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verfickten“ (#29,840), „Verjährung“ (#29,842), „Verfehlungen“ (#29,839). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verfiel“ bei #29,841. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around verfiel (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈfiːl]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,841 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for verfiel, with forms such as "evrfiel", "vefriel", and "verfeil". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "verlief", "verwies", "verlieh", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verfiel, spelled V-E-R-F-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verfallen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verfallen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrfiel
  • vefriel
  • verfeil
  • verffiel
  • verfiell
  • verfile
  • verifel
  • verrfiel
  • vrefiel
  • vverfiel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verfiel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrfiel2vefriel2verfeil2verffiel1verfiell1verfile2verifel2verrfiel1
Edit distance from "verfiel"

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 "verfiel"?
"verfiel" is spelled V-E-R-F-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfiːl].
What does "verfiel" mean?
As a verb, "verfiel" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verfallen
What words are commonly confused with "verfiel"?
"verfiel" is commonly confused with "verlief", "verwies", "verlieh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verfiel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verfiel" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verfiel" come from?
"verfiel" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

umrahmt#29,828Umgangs#29,827töteten#29,826talking#29,813

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

solides10 variantssiegten10 variantsübriges10 variantsschüttet10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list