verklecksen
[fɛɐ̯ˈklɛksn̩]
The verdict
“verklecksen” 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-verklecksen · verklecksen · German
verklecksen · 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 | verklecksen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈklɛksn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verklecksen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verklecksen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈklɛksn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verklecksen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verklecksen, spelled V-E-R-K-L-E-C-K-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine flüssige oder halbflüssige Substanz (unbeabsichtigt) in kleinen Portionen vergießen/verschütten
- 2etwas durch kleine Flecke (Kleckse) einer flüssigen oder halbflüssigen Substanz verschmutzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verklecksen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Verklecks doch das dreckige Wischwasser nicht in der ganzen Küche!
Jetzt hast du auch noch die frischgewaschene Tischdecke verkleckst!
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.