verleugnen

[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verleugnen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,218
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - absichtlich sich nicht zu einem tatsächlichen Sachverhalt bekennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verleugnen · verleugnen · German

verleugnen · rank #26,218 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,218
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verlaufende

Nearest frequency peer: verlaufende (-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 „verleugnen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verleugnen“ 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).

verleugnen vs verleugnet
90% similar
verleugnen vs verlegen
80% similar
verleugnen vs verlegten
80% similar

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

Key facts for verleugnen
PropertyValue
Headwordverleugnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#26,218
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verleugnen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verlaufende“ (#26,217), „verschlingen“ (#26,219), „verhinderten“ (#26,216). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verleugnen“ bei #26,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around verleugnen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,218 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "absichtlich sich nicht zu einem tatsächlichen Sachverhalt bekennen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for verleugnen, with forms such as "evrleugnen", "velreugnen", and "verelugnen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "verleugnet", "verlegen", "verlegten", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verleugnen, spelled V-E-R-L-E-U-G-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    absichtlich sich nicht zu einem tatsächlichen Sachverhalt bekennen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Um eine Konfrontation mit dem Kunden zu vermeiden, ließ er sich verleugnen.

This word in other languages

deny(English)negar(Español)renier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrleugnen
  • velreugnen
  • verelugnen
  • verlegunen
  • verleugenn
  • verleuggnen
  • verleugnenn
  • verleugnne
  • verleugnnen
  • verleungen
  • verlleugnen
  • verluegnen
  • verrleugnen
  • vreleugnen
  • vverleugnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrleugnen2velreugnen2verelugnen2verlegunen2verleugenn2verleuggnen1verleugnenn1verleugnne2
Edit distance from "verleugnen"

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 "verleugnen"?
"verleugnen" is spelled V-E-R-L-E-U-G-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnən].
What does "verleugnen" mean?
As a verb, "verleugnen" means: absichtlich sich nicht zu einem tatsächlichen Sachverhalt bekennen
What words are commonly confused with "verleugnen"?
"verleugnen" is commonly confused with "verleugnet", "verlegen", "verlegten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verleugnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verleugnen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verleugnen" come from?
"verleugnen" 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 "verleugnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vertikalen#26,221untrennbar#26,207Umgebungen#26,201Tanzfläche#26,192

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Verdachts15 variantsWiederkehr15 variantsSängerinnen15 variantsSteuergeld15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list