Verlockung

[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔkʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔkʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verlockung” is uncommon German (frequency #65,823 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,823
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft oder Handlung, die dazu führt, die Meinung, das Interesse, die Zuwendung auf sich zu ziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verlockung · Verlockung · German

Verlockung · rank #65,823 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,823
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vermischte

Nearest frequency peer: vermischte (+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 „Verlockung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verlockung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerlockung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔkʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verlockung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Verlockungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vermischte“ (#65,824), „Vergnügungen“ (#65,821), „verrottet“ (#65,825). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verlockung“ bei #65,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verlockung is uncommon German at frequency #65,823 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔkʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft oder Handlung, die dazu führt, die Meinung, das Interesse, die Zuwendung auf sich zu ziehen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Verlockung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Verlockung, spelled V-E-R-L-O-C-K-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft oder Handlung, die dazu führt, die Meinung, das Interesse, die Zuwendung auf sich zu ziehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die reizvollste Verlockung für den menschlichen Verstand stellt der Punkt am Ende des Horizonts dar.“

This word in other languages

enticement(English)

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 "Verlockung"?
"Verlockung" is spelled V-E-R-L-O-C-K-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔkʊŋ].
What does "Verlockung" mean?
As a noun, "Verlockung" means: Eigenschaft oder Handlung, die dazu führt, die Meinung, das Interesse, die Zuwendung auf sich zu ziehen
How do you pronounce "Verlockung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verlockung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔkʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verlockung" come from?
"Verlockung" 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 "Verlockung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vermischte#65,824verfüttern#65,820Verfärbung#65,817verwaisten#65,834

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list