vergolden

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɔldn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɔldn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vergolden” is uncommon German (frequency #71,987 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,987
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit (Blatt-)Gold versehen; etwas mit goldener Farbe bestreichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vergolden · vergolden · German

vergolden · rank #71,987 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,987
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verfestigen

Nearest frequency peer: verfestigen (-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 „vergolden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vergolden
PropertyValue
Headwordvergolden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɔldn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,987
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vergolden“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vergoldenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verfestigen“ (#71,986), „Verhüllung“ (#71,988), „vereinfachtes“ (#71,985). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vergolden“ bei #71,987. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vergolden is uncommon German at frequency #71,987 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɔldn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vergolden, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vergolden, spelled V-E-R-G-O-L-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit (Blatt-)Gold versehen; etwas mit goldener Farbe bestreichen
  2. 2
    sich gut bezahlen lassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er vergoldete das Schmuckstück.
  2. Sie ließ sich ihre Einwilligung vergolden.

This word in other languages

gild(English)dorar(Español)dorer(Français)

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 "vergolden"?
"vergolden" is spelled V-E-R-G-O-L-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɔldn̩].
What does "vergolden" mean?
As a verb, "vergolden" means: etwas mit (Blatt-)Gold versehen; etwas mit goldener Farbe bestreichen
How do you pronounce "vergolden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergolden" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɔldn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vergolden" come from?
"vergolden" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

validiert#71,978Victorias#72,003Unfalltod#71,953wahrnehme#72,021

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list