verklickern

[fɛɐ̯ˈklɪkɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈklɪkɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“verklickern” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem etwas erklären, begreiflich machen

Key facts for verklickern
PropertyValue
Headwordverklickern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈklɪkɐn]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verklickern” sits in German frequency

verklickern falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verklickern is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈklɪkɐn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemandem etwas erklären, begreiflich machen".

No misspelling variants are generated for verklickern in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

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. The correct German form is verklickern, spelled V-E-R-K-L-I-C-K-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem etwas erklären, begreiflich machen

This word in other languages

expliquer(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verklickern"?
"verklickern" is spelled V-E-R-K-L-I-C-K-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈklɪkɐn].
What does "verklickern" mean?
As a verb, "verklickern" means: jemandem etwas erklären, begreiflich machen
How do you pronounce "verklickern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verklickern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈklɪkɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verklickern" come from?
"verklickern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “verklickern”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-K-L-I-C-K-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈklɪkɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list