Verlaub
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p/
Verlaub is spelled V-E-R-L-A-U-B (7 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,978th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verlaub is a German masculine noun meaning “permission” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Erlaubnis”.
What does Verlaub mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicmasculinepermission
- 2
masculineobsoletepermission to leave: furlough or safe passage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Erlaubnis
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Verlaub
- Verlaubs genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verlaub?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verlaub in German?
Verlaub appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).