Verlobter

[fɛɐ̯ˈloːptɐ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈloːptɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Verlobter” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #47,820 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#47,820
frequency rank, German
9
letters
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - meist junger Mann, der seiner Freundin oder Partnerin ein Eheversprechen gegeben hat

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Verlobter vs verlobt
67% similar
Verlobter vs Verlobte
89% similar
Verlobter vs verlobten
78% similar

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

Key facts for Verlobter
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerlobter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈloːptɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,820
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Verlobter” 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). Verlobter 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 Verlobter is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,820 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "meist junger Mann, der seiner Freundin oder Partnerin ein Eheversprechen gegeben hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verlobter, with forms such as "evrlobter", "velrobter", and "verlboter". 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, "verlobt", "Verlobte", "verlobten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verlobter, spelled V-E-R-L-O-B-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist junger Mann, der seiner Freundin oder Partnerin ein Eheversprechen gegeben hat

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrlobter,velrobter,verlboter,verllobter,verlobbter,verlobetr,verlobterr,verlobtre,verlobtter,verlotber,verolbter,verrlobter,vrelobter,vverlobter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verlobter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrlobter2velrobter2verlboter2verllobter1verlobbter1verlobetr2verlobterr1verlobtre2
Edit distance from "Verlobter"

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 "Verlobter"?
"Verlobter" is spelled V-E-R-L-O-B-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptɐ].
What does "Verlobter" mean?
As a noun, "Verlobter" means: meist junger Mann, der seiner Freundin oder Partnerin ein Eheversprechen gegeben hat
What words are commonly confused with "Verlobter"?
"Verlobter" is commonly confused with "verlobt", "Verlobte", "verlobten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verlobter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verlobter" is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verlobter" come from?
"Verlobter" 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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Using “Verlobter”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-L-O-B-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “verlobt” - see the side-by-side comparison. Verlobter vs verlobt
  • 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