verpflichten

[fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verpflichten” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,390
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden in die Pflicht nehmen, etwas zu tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-verpflichten · verpflichten · German

verpflichten · rank #10,390 · 20 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,390
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vereinbaren

Nearest frequency peer: vereinbaren (-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 „verpflichten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verpflichten“ 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).

verpflichten vs verpflichtet
92% similar
verpflichten vs Verpflichtung
77% similar
verpflichten vs verpflichtete
85% similar

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

Key facts for verpflichten
PropertyValue
Headwordverpflichten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#10,390
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verpflichten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verpflichtenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vereinbaren“ (#10,389), „versehentlich“ (#10,391), „verdächtig“ (#10,388). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verpflichten“ bei #10,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around verpflichten (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,390 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for verpflichten, with forms such as "evrpflichten", "veprflichten", and "verfplichten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "verpflichtet", "Verpflichtung", "verpflichtete", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verpflichten, spelled V-E-R-P-F-L-I-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden in die Pflicht nehmen, etwas zu tun
  2. 2
    etwas verbindlich zusagen, eine Pflicht auf sich nehmen; Militär: freiwillig und vertraglich Soldat werden für längere Zeit, als die Wehrpflicht es erzwänge
  3. 3
    jemanden in ein Treue- oder Leistungsverhältnis einem selbst gegenüber bringen (etwa durch Vorleistungen ihm gegenüber)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Adel verpflichtet.
  2. Als Strafe wurde er dazu verpflichtet, 30 Tage Sozialarbeit zu leisten.

Antonyms

entpflichten

This word in other languages

oblige(English)obligar(Español)obliger(Français)obrigar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrpflichten
  • veprflichten
  • verfplichten
  • verpfflichten
  • verpfilchten
  • verpflcihten
  • verpflicchten
  • verpflichetn
  • verpflichhten
  • verpflichtenn
  • verpflichtne
  • verpflichtten
  • verpflicthen
  • verpflihcten
  • verpfllichten
  • verplfichten
  • verppflichten
  • verrpflichten
  • vrepflichten
  • vverpflichten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verpflichten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrpflichten2veprflichten2verfplichten2verpfflichten1verpfilchten2verpflcihten2verpflicchten1verpflichetn2
Edit distance from "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 "verpflichten"?
"verpflichten" is spelled V-E-R-P-F-L-I-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtn̩].
What does "verpflichten" mean?
As a verb, "verpflichten" means: jemanden in die Pflicht nehmen, etwas zu tun
What words are commonly confused with "verpflichten"?
"verpflichten" is commonly confused with "verpflichtet", "Verpflichtung", "verpflichtete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verpflichten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verpflichten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verpflichten" come from?
"verpflichten" 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 "verpflichten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verantworten#10,387vorgesehenen#10,396unterstützte#10,383ökonomischen#10,403

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

bedeutendsten20 variantsbeschleunigen20 variantserforderliche20 variantsschlechteste20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list