verklingen
[fɛɐ̯ˈklɪŋən]
The verdict
“verklingen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - allmählich aufhören zu klingen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verklingen · verklingen · German
verklingen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | verklingen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈklɪŋən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verklingen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verklingen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈklɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for verklingen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verklingen, spelled V-E-R-K-L-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1allmählich aufhören zu klingen
- 2allmählich nachlassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verklingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Mixturtöne haben – mit Ausnahme der Duodezime – schwache Amplituden und verklingen recht schnell.
Zugleich verlangt und fördert es musikalische Fantasie, da die angeschlagenen Töne nicht verändert werden können und rasch verklingen.
This word in other languages
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.