verlangsamen

[fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋzaːmən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋzaːmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verlangsamen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,342. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,342
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dafür sorgen, dass etwas die Geschwindigkeit verringert, dass es mit geringerer Geschwindigkeit vor sich geht

Corpus desk

Index DE-verlangsamen · verlangsamen · German

verlangsamen · rank #32,342 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #32,342
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verkaufspreis

Nearest frequency peer: Verkaufspreis (-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 „verlangsamen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verlangsamen“ 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).

verlangsamen vs verlangsamt
83% similar

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

Key facts for verlangsamen
PropertyValue
Headwordverlangsamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋzaːmən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#32,342
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verlangsamen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verkaufspreis“ (#32,341), „verliebten“ (#32,343), „verjagt“ (#32,340). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verlangsamen“ bei #32,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around verlangsamen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋzaːmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,342 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for verlangsamen, with forms such as "evrlangsamen", "velrangsamen", and "veralngsamen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "verlangsamt", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verlangsamen, spelled V-E-R-L-A-N-G-S-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    dafür sorgen, dass etwas die Geschwindigkeit verringert, dass es mit geringerer Geschwindigkeit vor sich geht
  2. 2
    langsamer werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe den ganzen Ablauf jetzt verlangsamt.
  2. Die Fahrt des Busses wurde verlangsamt.

Antonyms

beschleunigen

This word in other languages

slow(English)moderar(Español)ralentir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrlangsamen
  • velrangsamen
  • veralngsamen
  • verlagnsamen
  • verlangasmen
  • verlanggsamen
  • verlangsaemn
  • verlangsamenn
  • verlangsammen
  • verlangsamne
  • verlangsmaen
  • verlangssamen
  • verlanngsamen
  • verlansgamen
  • verllangsamen
  • verlnagsamen
  • verrlangsamen
  • vrelangsamen
  • vverlangsamen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verlangsamen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrlangsamen2velrangsamen2veralngsamen2verlagnsamen2verlangasmen2verlanggsamen1verlangsaemn2verlangsamenn1
Edit distance from "verlangsamen"

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 "verlangsamen"?
"verlangsamen" is spelled V-E-R-L-A-N-G-S-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋzaːmən].
What does "verlangsamen" mean?
As a verb, "verlangsamen" means: dafür sorgen, dass etwas die Geschwindigkeit verringert, dass es mit geringerer Geschwindigkeit vor sich geht
What words are commonly confused with "verlangsamen"?
"verlangsamen" is commonly confused with "verlangsamt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verlangsamen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verlangsamen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋzaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verlangsamen" come from?
"verlangsamen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list