verkaufte

Name: verkaufte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“verkaufte” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,648 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#8,648
frequency rank, German: 9
letters: 13
tracked misspellings: 12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verkaufte vs verläuft

67% similar

verkaufte vs versaute

78% similar

verkaufte vs verlaufe

78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verkaufte
Property	Value
Headword	verkaufte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#8,648
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	12
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verkaufte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verkaufte lands here:

#8,648

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verkaufte is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,648 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for verkaufte, with forms such as "evrkaufte", "vekraufte", and "verakufte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "verläuft", "versaute", "verlaufe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verkaufte, spelled V-E-R-K-A-U-F-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrkaufte,vekraufte,verakufte,verkafute,verkaufet,verkauffte,verkauftte,verkautfe,verkkaufte,verkuafte,verrkaufte,vrekaufte,vverkaufte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verkaufte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "verkaufte"

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 "verkaufte"?

"verkaufte" is spelled V-E-R-K-A-U-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə].

What does "verkaufte" mean?

As an adjective, "verkaufte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkauft

What words are commonly confused with "verkaufte"?

"verkaufte" is commonly confused with "verläuft", "versaute", "verlaufe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "verkaufte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verkaufte" is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "verkaufte" come from?

"verkaufte" 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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Using “verkaufte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-K-A-U-F-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ftə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “verläuft” - see the side-by-side comparison. verkaufte vs verläuft
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.