verpflichte

[fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“verpflichte” is uncommon German (frequency #76,351 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,351
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpflichten

Corpus desk

Index DE-verpflichte · verpflichte · German

verpflichte · rank #76,351 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,351
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verschmutzung…

Nearest frequency peer: Verschmutzungen (+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 „verpflichte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verpflichte
PropertyValue
Headwordverpflichte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,351
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verpflichte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verpflichtefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verschmutzungen“ (#76,352), „vermeidbaren“ (#76,349), „versprechend“ (#76,353). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verpflichte“ bei #76,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verpflichte is uncommon German at frequency #76,351 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

verpflichte has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is verpflichte, spelled V-E-R-P-F-L-I-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpflichten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpflichten
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpflichten
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpflichten

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 "verpflichte"?
"verpflichte" is spelled V-E-R-P-F-L-I-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtə].
What does "verpflichte" mean?
As a verb, "verpflichte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpflichten
How do you pronounce "verpflichte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verpflichte" is [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verpflichte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verkorksten#76,347verwunderte#76,359vegetativen#76,333Umweltzonen#76,308

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list