verloben
[fɛɐ̯ˈloːbn̩]
The verdict
“verloben” is uncommon German (frequency #83,459 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,459
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem ein Eheversprechen geben
Corpus desk
Index DE-verloben · verloben · German
verloben · rank #83,459 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,459
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,639
- PHOTO-FINISH verlaufenen
Nearest frequency peer: verlaufenen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “verloben”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- verkünde
verkünde
16,545 corpus weight
- verlang
verlang
16,544 corpus weight
- verlaufenen
verlaufenen
16,543 corpus weight
- verloben
verloben
16,542 corpus weight
- Verrätern
Verrätern
16,541 corpus weight
- verschandelt
verschandelt
16,540 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “verloben” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verloben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈloːbn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #83,459 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verloben” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
verloben is uncommon German at frequency #83,459 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈloːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verloben, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verloben, spelled V-E-R-L-O-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem ein Eheversprechen geben
- 2jemanden einem anderen für eine zu schließende Ehe versprechen
- 3geloben
- 4loben
- 5durch ein Gelöbnis abwehren, beseitigen
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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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
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