verleihen

[fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verleihen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,415
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas zeitweise jemandem überlassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verleihen · verleihen · German

verleihen · rank #7,415 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,415
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verkehrsunfall

Nearest frequency peer: Verkehrsunfall (-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 „verleihen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verleihen“ 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).

verleihen vs versehen
78% similar
verleihen vs verleiht
78% similar
verleihen vs verlesen
78% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verleihen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verkehrsunfall“ (#7,414), „Verlierer“ (#7,416), „verbrennen“ (#7,413). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verleihen“ bei #7,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around verleihen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,415 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for verleihen, with forms such as "evrleihen", "velreihen", and "verelihen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "versehen", "verleiht", "verlesen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verleihen, spelled V-E-R-L-E-I-H-E-N.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich verleihe meine Zahnbürste grundsätzlich nicht.
  2. Wie bitte? Du verleihst Deine Zahnbürste?

Synonyms

verborgen

This word in other languages

lend(English)alquilar(Español)prêter(Français)prestar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrleihen
  • velreihen
  • verelihen
  • verlehien
  • verleiehn
  • verleihenn
  • verleihhen
  • verleihne
  • verlleihen
  • verrleihen
  • vreleihen
  • vverleihen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrleihen2velreihen2verelihen2verlehien2verleiehn2verleihenn1verleihhen1verleihne2
Edit distance from "verleihen"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verlierer#7,416verweisen#7,421Stichwort#7,398aussuchen#7,439

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

vorderen12 variantsSpeicher12 variantsAnführer12 variantsausmacht12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list