verherrlichen

[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁlɪçn̩]

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁlɪçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verherrlichen” is uncommon German (frequency #63,899 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,899
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (übertrieben) als großartig darstellen; etwas überschwänglich preisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verherrlichen · verherrlichen · German

verherrlichen · rank #63,899 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,899
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vergesslichke…

Nearest frequency peer: Vergesslichkeit (-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 „verherrlichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verherrlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordverherrlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁlɪçn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#63,899
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verherrlichen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vergesslichkeit“ (#63,898), „vergangenem“ (#63,897), „Verkehrsbehinderungen“ (#63,901). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verherrlichen“ bei #63,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verherrlichen is uncommon German at frequency #63,899 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁlɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas (übertrieben) als großartig darstellen; etwas überschwänglich preisen".

verherrlichen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verherrlichen, spelled V-E-R-H-E-R-R-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (übertrieben) als großartig darstellen; etwas überschwänglich preisen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vater, verherrliche deinen Namen! Da kam eine Stimme vom Himmel: Ich habe ihn verherrlicht und will ihn abermals verherrlichen.
  2. Seine Landsleute nannten Jawaharlal das „Juwel Indiens“ und sie verherrlichten den Lieblingsjünger des Mahatma in Bildern, die kaum von denen des jugendlichen Gottes Krischna zu unterscheiden waren.

Synonyms

glorifizierenheroisierenrühmenpreisen

This word in other languages

glorify(English)enaltecer(Español)glorifier(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 "verherrlichen"?
"verherrlichen" is spelled V-E-R-H-E-R-R-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁlɪçn̩].
What does "verherrlichen" mean?
As a verb, "verherrlichen" means: etwas (übertrieben) als großartig darstellen; etwas überschwänglich preisen
How do you pronounce "verherrlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verherrlichen" is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verherrlichen" come from?
"verherrlichen" 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 "verherrlichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list