verkriechen

[fɛɐ̯ˈkʁiːçn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈkʁiːçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verkriechen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,328. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,328
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich aus der Öffentlichkeit an einen schützenden Ort zurückziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verkriechen · verkriechen · German

verkriechen · rank #44,328 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #44,328
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verklärung

Nearest frequency peer: Verklärung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verkriechen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verkriechen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verkriechen vs verbrechen
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verkriechen
PropertyValue
Headwordverkriechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈkʁiːçn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#44,328
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verkriechen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verkriechenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verklärung“ (#44,327), „Verkehrskontrolle“ (#44,326), „verleugnet“ (#44,330). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verkriechen“ bei #44,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around verkriechen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁiːçn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,328 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for verkriechen, with forms such as "evrkriechen", "vekrriechen", and "verkirechen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "verbrechen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 verkriechen, spelled V-E-R-K-R-I-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich aus der Öffentlichkeit an einen schützenden Ort zurückziehen
  2. 2
    sich zurückziehen und nicht mehr aktiv dabei sein/handeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verkriechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Eidechse sucht Schutz und verkriecht sich unter einem Stein.
  2. In solche Höhlen verkrochen sich die Dorfbewohner oftmals vor ihren Feinden.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrkriechen
  • vekrriechen
  • verkirechen
  • verkkriechen
  • verkreichen
  • verkricehen
  • verkriecchen
  • verkriecehn
  • verkriechenn
  • verkriechhen
  • verkriechne
  • verkriehcen
  • verkrriechen
  • verrkiechen
  • verrkriechen
  • vrekriechen
  • vverkriechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verkriechen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrkriechen2vekrriechen2verkirechen2verkkriechen1verkreichen2verkricehen2verkriecchen1verkriecehn2
Edit distance from "verkriechen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verkriechen"?
"verkriechen" is spelled V-E-R-K-R-I-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁiːçn̩].
What does "verkriechen" mean?
As a verb, "verkriechen" means: sich aus der Öffentlichkeit an einen schützenden Ort zurückziehen
What words are commonly confused with "verkriechen"?
"verkriechen" is commonly confused with "verbrechen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verkriechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verkriechen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁiːçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verkriechen" come from?
"verkriechen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verkriechen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vereidigung#44,324verbrauchte#44,322unterordnen#44,312unerfahrene#44,307

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Variabilität17 variantsunbeteiligte17 variantsTurniersieg17 variantstriumphiert17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list