verliest

[fɛɐ̯ˈliːst]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈliːst]/ verb

The verdict

“verliest” is uncommon German (frequency #76,348 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,348
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verliest · verliest · German

verliest · rank #76,348 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,348
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verkorksten

Nearest frequency peer: verkorksten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verliest“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verliest“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verliest
PropertyValue
Headwordverliest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈliːst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,348
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verliest“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verliestfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verkorksten“ (#76,347), „vermeidbaren“ (#76,349), „verkorkst“ (#76,346). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verliest“ bei #76,348. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verliest is uncommon German at frequency #76,348 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈliːst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verliest, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verliest, spelled V-E-R-L-I-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlesen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlesen

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 "verliest"?
"verliest" is spelled V-E-R-L-I-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈliːst].
What does "verliest" mean?
As a verb, "verliest" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlesen
How do you pronounce "verliest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verliest" is [fɛɐ̯ˈliːst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verliest" come from?
"verliest" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list