verholen

[fɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən]/ verb

The verdict

“verholen” 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) - ein Schiff (meist an einem Tau) eine kurze Strecke bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verholen · verholen · German

verholen · 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.

Key facts for verholen
PropertyValue
Headwordverholen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verholen“ im Deutschen

verholenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verholen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Schiff (meist an einem Tau) eine kurze Strecke bewegen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verholen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verholen, spelled V-E-R-H-O-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Schiff (meist an einem Tau) eine kurze Strecke bewegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Um Platz zu schaffen, müssen wir das Schiff ein Stück an der Pier verholen.
  2. „Gegen Mittag verholte das Schiff oberhalb von Murmansk und legte sich dort vor zwei Anker.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verholen"?
"verholen" is spelled V-E-R-H-O-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən].
What does "verholen" mean?
As a verb, "verholen" means: ein Schiff (meist an einem Tau) eine kurze Strecke bewegen
How do you pronounce "verholen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verholen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verholen" come from?
"verholen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list