Verlobung

[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ]

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verlobung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,115. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,115
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Versprechen, eine Person (den Verlobten beziehungsweise die Verlobte) zu heiraten

Corpus desk

Index DE-verlobung · Verlobung · German

Verlobung · rank #21,115 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,115
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verlassenen

Nearest frequency peer: verlassenen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Verlobung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Verlobung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Verlobung vs Verlosung
89% similar
Verlobung vs Verlegung
78% similar
Verlobung vs Vergebung
78% similar

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

Key facts for Verlobung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerlobung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,115
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verlobung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Verlobungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verlassenen“ (#21,114), „versauen“ (#21,116), „Verkaufszahlen“ (#21,113). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verlobung“ bei #21,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Verlobung (IPA [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,115 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Versprechen, eine Person (den Verlobten beziehungsweise die Verlobte) zu heiraten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verlobung, with forms such as "evrlobung", "velrobung", and "verlboung". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Verlosung", "Verlegung", "Vergebung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Verlobung, spelled V-E-R-L-O-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Versprechen, eine Person (den Verlobten beziehungsweise die Verlobte) zu heiraten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Verlobung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Verlobung der beiden fand heute statt.
  2. „Da soll etwas geschieden werden, das eigentlich noch gar nicht angefangen hat, es ist ein Mittelding zwischen einer handfesten Ehescheidung und einer zurückgegangenen Verlobung.“

Synonyms

VerlöbnisSponsalienEheversprechen

Antonyms

Entlobung

This word in other languages

engagement(English)compromiso(Español)fiançailles(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrlobung
  • velrobung
  • verlboung
  • verllobung
  • verlobbung
  • verlobnug
  • verlobugn
  • verlobungg
  • verlobunng
  • verloubng
  • verolbung
  • verrlobung
  • vrelobung
  • vverlobung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verlobung - 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.

evrlobung2velrobung2verlboung2verllobung1verlobbung1verlobnug2verlobugn2verlobungg1
Edit distance from "Verlobung"

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 "Verlobung"?
"Verlobung" is spelled V-E-R-L-O-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ].
What does "Verlobung" mean?
As a noun, "Verlobung" means: das Versprechen, eine Person (den Verlobten beziehungsweise die Verlobte) zu heiraten
What words are commonly confused with "Verlobung"?
"Verlobung" is commonly confused with "Verlosung", "Verlegung", "Vergebung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verlobung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verlobung" is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verlobung" come from?
"Verlobung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verfickte#21,112verfehlte#21,111verwüstet#21,120wahrnimmt#21,123

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

weltliche14 variantswirksamen14 variantsuntersten14 variantsuntergeht14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list