verklagen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈklaːɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,700

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

verklagen is aGermanverb. It means: einen Rechtsstreit vor Gericht mit jemandem beginnen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈklaːɡn̩]. Often confused with Verlage and versagen.

Key facts for verklagen
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Headwordverklagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈklaːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,700
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verklagen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈklaːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,700 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for verklagen, with forms such as "evrklagen", "vekrlagen", and "verkalgen". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Verlage", "versagen", "verlegen", 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 verklagen, spelled V-E-R-K-L-A-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Rechtsstreit vor Gericht mit jemandem beginnen
  2. 2
    sich über jemanden beschweren

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrklagen,vekrlagen,verkalgen,verkklagen,verklaegn,verklagenn,verklaggen,verklagne,verklgaen,verkllagen,verlkagen,verrklagen,vreklagen,vverklagen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verklagen

Misspelling Variants of "verklagen"

evrklagen9vekrlagen9verkalgen9verkklagen10verklaegn9verklagenn10verklaggen10verklagne9
Misspelling Variants of "verklagen"

Frequency rank: #14,700 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verklagen"?
"verklagen" is spelled V-E-R-K-L-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈklaːɡn̩].
What does "verklagen" mean?
As a verb, "verklagen" means: einen Rechtsstreit vor Gericht mit jemandem beginnen
What words are commonly confused with "verklagen"?
"verklagen" is commonly confused with "Verlage", "versagen", "verlegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verklagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verklagen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈklaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verklagen" come from?
"verklagen" 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.