verkuppeln
[fɛɐ̯ˈkʊpl̩n]
The verdict
“verkuppeln” is uncommon German (frequency #74,129 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,129
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - versuchen zwei Menschen zusammenzubringen, meist mit dem Ziel, dass sie danach ein Paar werden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verkuppeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈkʊpl̩n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #74,129 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verkuppeln” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
verkuppeln is uncommon German at frequency #74,129 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkʊpl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "versuchen zwei Menschen zusammenzubringen, meist mit dem Ziel, dass sie danach ein Paar werden".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verkuppeln, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is verkuppeln, spelled V-E-R-K-U-P-P-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1versuchen zwei Menschen zusammenzubringen, meist mit dem Ziel, dass sie danach ein Paar werden
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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.
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Using “verkuppeln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-K-U-P-P-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈkʊpl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.