verleihen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,415

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

verleihen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas zeitweise jemandem überlassen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]. It ranks #7,415 in German word frequency. Often confused with versehen and verleiht.

Key facts for verleihen
PropertyValue
Headwordverleihen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,415
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verleihen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verleihen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,415 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for verleihen, with forms such as "evrleihen", "velreihen", and "verelihen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "versehen", "verleiht", "verlesen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is verleihen, spelled V-E-R-L-E-I-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas zeitweise jemandem überlassen
  2. 2
    jemanden oder etwas auszeichnen, zum Beispiel eine Person mit einer Auszeichnung, einem Preis, einem Titel
  3. 3
    jemandem oder etwas eine bestimmte Eigenschaft geben

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrleihen,velreihen,verelihen,verlehien,verleiehn,verleihenn,verleihhen,verleihne,verlleihen,verrleihen,vreleihen,vverleihen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verleihen

Misspelling Variants of "verleihen"

evrleihen9velreihen9verelihen9verlehien9verleiehn9verleihenn10verleihhen10verleihne9
Misspelling Variants of "verleihen"

Frequency rank: #7,415 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verleihen"?
"verleihen" is spelled V-E-R-L-E-I-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən].
What does "verleihen" mean?
As a verb, "verleihen" means: etwas zeitweise jemandem überlassen
What words are commonly confused with "verleihen"?
"verleihen" is commonly confused with "versehen", "verleiht", "verlesen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verleihen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verleihen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verleihen" come from?
"verleihen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.