verholfen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhɔlfn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,342

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

verholfen is aGermanverb. It means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verhelfen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɔlfn̩]. Often confused with verhören and verworfen.

Key facts for verholfen
PropertyValue
Headwordverholfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhɔlfn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,342
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verholfen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verholfen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈhɔlfn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,342 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verhelfen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for verholfen, with forms such as "evrholfen", "vehrolfen", and "verhholfen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "verhören", "verworfen", "Verhalten", 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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is verholfen, spelled V-E-R-H-O-L-F-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verhelfen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrholfen,vehrolfen,verhholfen,verhlofen,verhoflen,verholefn,verholfenn,verholffen,verholfne,verhollfen,verohlfen,verrholfen,vreholfen,vverholfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verholfen

Misspelling Variants of "verholfen"

evrholfen9vehrolfen9verhholfen10verhlofen9verhoflen9verholefn9verholfenn10verholffen10
Misspelling Variants of "verholfen"

Frequency rank: #31,342 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verholfen"?
"verholfen" is spelled V-E-R-H-O-L-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɔlfn̩].
What does "verholfen" mean?
As a verb, "verholfen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verhelfen
What words are commonly confused with "verholfen"?
"verholfen" is commonly confused with "verhören", "verworfen", "Verhalten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verholfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verholfen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɔlfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verholfen" come from?
"verholfen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.