Verlaub

[fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verlaub” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,359
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erlaubnis

Corpus desk

Index DE-verlaub · Verlaub · German

Verlaub · rank #30,359 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,359
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verhängte

Nearest frequency peer: verhängte (-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 „Verlaub“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verlaub“ 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).

Verlaub vs Verlauf
86% similar
Verlaub vs versaut
57% similar
Verlaub vs Vorlauf
71% similar

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

Key facts for Verlaub
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerlaub
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,359
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verlaub“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Verlaubliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verhängte“ (#30,358), „vermindern“ (#30,360), „verhielt“ (#30,357). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verlaub“ bei #30,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Verlaub (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,359 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Erlaubnis".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verlaub, with forms such as "evrlaub", "velraub", and "veralub". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Verlauf", "versaut", "Vorlauf", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verlaub, spelled V-E-R-L-A-U-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erlaubnis

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich möchte Verlaub bekommen, den Grafen zu sprechen.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrlaub
  • velraub
  • veralub
  • verlabu
  • verlaubb
  • verllaub
  • verluab
  • verrlaub
  • vrelaub
  • vverlaub

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrlaub2velraub2veralub2verlabu2verlaubb1verllaub1verluab2verrlaub1
Edit distance from "Verlaub"

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 "Verlaub"?
"Verlaub" is spelled V-E-R-L-A-U-B. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p].
What does "Verlaub" mean?
As a noun, "Verlaub" means: Erlaubnis
What words are commonly confused with "Verlaub"?
"Verlaub" is commonly confused with "Verlauf", "versaut", "Vorlauf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verlaub"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verlaub" is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verlaub" come from?
"Verlaub" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verzeih#30,369tüchtig#30,334tapfere#30,320zunutze#30,402

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Zuwenig10 variantsStroms10 variantssolider10 variantsAnalsex10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list