verkälten
[fɛɐ̯ˈkɛltn̩]
The verdict
“verkälten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht erkranken (Schnupfen, Husten, Halsweh), wobei als Ursache Kälte (Wetter, Zugluft oder Ähnliches) angenommen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-verkalten · verkälten · German
verkälten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verkälten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈkɛltn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verkälten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verkälten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkɛltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leicht erkranken (Schnupfen, Husten, Halsweh), wobei als Ursache Kälte (Wetter, Zugluft oder Ähnliches) angenommen wird".
verkälten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verkälten, spelled V-E-R-K-Ä-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1leicht erkranken (Schnupfen, Husten, Halsweh), wobei als Ursache Kälte (Wetter, Zugluft oder Ähnliches) angenommen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how verkälten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Oh, guter Herr, gebt acht, daß Ihr Euch nicht verkältet, so heraus aus dem warmen Bett, und, Gott verhüt's, wieder krank werdet.“
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.