verkleben

[fɛɐ̯ˈkleːbn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈkleːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verkleben” is uncommon German (frequency #87,222 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,222
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dinge mit einem Leim (Kleber, Klebstoff) aneinander befestigen, etwas mittels Kleber verschließen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verkleben · verkleben · German

verkleben · rank #87,222 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,222
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verkehrsunfal…

Nearest frequency peer: Verkehrsunfalls (-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 „verkleben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verkleben
PropertyValue
Headwordverkleben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈkleːbn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,222
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verkleben“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verklebenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verkehrsunfalls“ (#87,221), „Vermögensverhältnisse“ (#87,223), „Verkaufserlös“ (#87,220). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verkleben“ bei #87,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verkleben is uncommon German at frequency #87,222 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkleːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

verkleben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verkleben, spelled V-E-R-K-L-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dinge mit einem Leim (Kleber, Klebstoff) aneinander befestigen, etwas mittels Kleber verschließen
  2. 2
    durch eine (klebende, klebrige) Substanz aneinanderhängen/aneinanderhaften/verschließen
  3. 3
    bei dem Vorgang des Verleimens (Klebens) aufbrauchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man verklebt die Längsseiten des Streifens miteinander, so dass man eine Röhre erhält.
  2. Hast du die Briefumschläge schon verklebt?

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 "verkleben"?
"verkleben" is spelled V-E-R-K-L-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈkleːbn̩].
What does "verkleben" mean?
As a verb, "verkleben" means: Dinge mit einem Leim (Kleber, Klebstoff) aneinander befestigen, etwas mittels Kleber verschließen
How do you pronounce "verkleben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verkleben" is [fɛɐ̯ˈkleːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verkleben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verkappte#87,219verheizen#87,218verglaste#87,215verzwickt#87,236

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list