verkloppen
[fɛɐ̯ˈklɔpn̩]
The verdict
“verkloppen” 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) - jemandem eine Tracht Prügel verpassen, eine Person (nicht sehr brutal) schlagen (auf sie kloppen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-verkloppen · verkloppen · German
verkloppen · 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 | verkloppen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈklɔpn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verkloppen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verkloppen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈklɔpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verkloppen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verkloppen, spelled V-E-R-K-L-O-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem eine Tracht Prügel verpassen, eine Person (nicht sehr brutal) schlagen (auf sie kloppen)
- 2ohne viele Umstände (an privat) und nicht unbedingt zum vollen Wert verkaufen; etwas zu Geld machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verkloppen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die anderen haben ihn dann regelmäßig auf dem Nachhauseweg von der Schule verkloppt.
Du willst deine Schallplattensammlung verkloppen? Da kriegst du doch nichts mehr für.
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.