verknüllen
[fɛɐ̯ˈknʏlən]
The verdict
“verknüllen” 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) - etwas in der Hand oder durch falsche Lagerung zerdrücken, zerknittern
Corpus desk
Index DE-verknullen · verknüllen · German
verknüllen · 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 | verknüllen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈknʏlən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verknüllen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verknüllen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈknʏlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas in der Hand oder durch falsche Lagerung zerdrücken, zerknittern".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verknüllen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verknüllen, spelled V-E-R-K-N-Ü-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas in der Hand oder durch falsche Lagerung zerdrücken, zerknittern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verknüllen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ebenso gut passt er [der Folder] in Jacken- oder Handtaschen, wo er durch seine Stabilität kaum verknüllt wird und heil beim Interessenten ankommt.
Also, ran an die Punkte auf der To-do-Liste, und dann verknüllen Sie am besten gleich den ganzen Zettel und fühlen sich so richtig gesund, befreit und voller Energie!
Antonyms
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.