verleumden

[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verleumden” is an uncommon German word, ranked #70,944 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#70,944
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine unwahre (oder nicht zu beweisende) Behauptung über etwas oder eine andere Person verbreiten, die dessen oder deren Ansehen schadet

Key facts for verleumden
PropertyValue
Headwordverleumden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,944
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verleumden” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verleumden lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verleumden is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,944 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine unwahre (oder nicht zu beweisende) Behauptung über etwas oder eine andere Person verbreiten, die dessen oder deren Ansehen schadet".

verleumden has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verleumden, spelled V-E-R-L-E-U-M-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine unwahre (oder nicht zu beweisende) Behauptung über etwas oder eine andere Person verbreiten, die dessen oder deren Ansehen schadet

Synonyms

diffamierenschlechtmachenverunglimpfen

This word in other languages

asperse(English)calumniar(Español)diffamer(Français)

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 "verleumden"?
"verleumden" is spelled V-E-R-L-E-U-M-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdn̩].
What does "verleumden" mean?
As a verb, "verleumden" means: eine unwahre (oder nicht zu beweisende) Behauptung über etwas oder eine andere Person verbreiten, die dessen oder deren Ansehen schadet
How do you pronounce "verleumden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verleumden" is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verleumden" come from?
"verleumden" 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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Using “verleumden”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-L-E-U-M-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list