verklären

[fɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verklären” is uncommon German (frequency #92,394 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,394
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schöner, besser erscheinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verklaren · verklären · German

verklären · rank #92,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,394
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verkaufter

Nearest frequency peer: verkaufter (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verklären“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verklären“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verklären
PropertyValue
Headwordverklären
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,394
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verklären“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verklärenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verkaufter“ (#92,393), „verklärte“ (#92,395), „Verhandler“ (#92,392). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verklären“ bei #92,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verklären is uncommon German at frequency #92,394 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

verklären doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verklären, spelled V-E-R-K-L-Ä-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    schöner, besser erscheinen
  2. 2
    einen glücklichen Ausdruck bekommen
  3. 3
    idealisiert darstellen, die negativen Seiten übersehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Sonnenuntergang verklärten sich die alten Häuser.
  2. Für die internationale kommunistische Glaubensgemeinschaft verklärten sich die Schüsse des Panzerkreuzers Aurora, der Sturm auf das Winterpalais und die nachfolgende Machtübernahme der Bolschewiki zur großen sozialistischen Oktoberrevolution, zur historischen Zeitenwende schlechthin und schufen Legenden über Legenden.

Synonyms

beschönigenidealisierenlobenverherrlichen

This word in other languages

transfigure(English)mitificar(Español)transfigurer(Français)

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 "verklären"?
"verklären" is spelled V-E-R-K-L-Ä-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁən].
What does "verklären" mean?
As a verb, "verklären" means: schöner, besser erscheinen
How do you pronounce "verklären"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verklären" is [fɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verklären" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verklären", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verklärte#92,395verfrühte#92,389veredelte#92,384Verzichts#92,418

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list