verkleckern
[fɛɐ̯ˈklɛkɐn]
The verdict
“verkleckern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine flüssige oder halbflüssige Substanz (unbeabsichtigt) in kleinen Portionen vergießen/verschütten
Corpus desk
Index DE-verkleckern · verkleckern · German
verkleckern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | verkleckern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈklɛkɐn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verkleckern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verkleckern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈklɛkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verkleckern, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verkleckern, spelled V-E-R-K-L-E-C-K-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1eine flüssige oder halbflüssige Substanz (unbeabsichtigt) in kleinen Portionen vergießen/verschütten
- 2etwas durch kleine Flecke einer flüssigen oder halbflüssigen Substanz verschmutzen
- 3Geld in sehr kleinen Einzelbeträgen ausgeben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verkleckern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pass auf, dass du die Sosse nicht verkleckerst!
Pass auf, dass du die Tischdecke nicht verkleckerst!
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.