Verlobung
German, noun/ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ/
Verlobung is spelled V-E-R-L-O-B-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written German, the 20,880th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verlobung is a German feminine noun meaning “engagement, betrothal (a promise to wed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Versprechen, eine Person (den Verlobten beziehungsweise die Verlobte) zu heiraten”.
What does Verlobung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineengagement, betrothal (a promise to wed)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Versprechen, eine Person (den Verlobten beziehungsweise die Verlobte) zu heiraten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Verlobung
- Verlobungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verlobung?
- /ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verlobung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verlobung in German?
Verlobung appears 2.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).