Verpflichtung

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,038

in German word usage

Misspellings

22

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Verpflichtung is aGermannoun. It means: das, was getan werden muss, was von einem verlangt oder erwartet wird, die Pflicht Pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtʊŋ]. It ranks #5,038 in German word frequency. Often confused with Verpflichtungen and verpflichten.

Key facts for Verpflichtung
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HeadwordVerpflichtung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#5,038
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Verpflichtung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Verpflichtung is 13 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,038 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 22 documented wrong-spelling variants for Verpflichtung, with forms such as "evrpflichtung", "veprflichtung", and "verfplichtung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Verpflichtungen", "verpflichten", "verpflichtend", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Verpflichtung, spelled V-E-R-P-F-L-I-C-H-T-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das, was getan werden muss, was von einem verlangt oder erwartet wird, die Pflicht
  2. 2
    Versprechen, sich an bestimmte Regeln zu halten; Ablegen eines Eides
  3. 3
    Handlung, mit der jemand unter Vertrag genommen oder engagiert wird, zum Beispiel ein Künstler oder Sportler
  4. 4
    Geldbetrag, den jemand zu zahlen hat

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrpflichtung,veprflichtung,verfplichtung,verpfflichtung,verpfilchtung,verpflcihtung,verpflicchtung,verpflichhtung,verpflichtnug,verpflichttung,verpflichtugn,verpflichtungg,verpflichtunng,verpflichutng,verpflicthung,verpflihctung,verpfllichtung,verplfichtung,verppflichtung,verrpflichtung,vrepflichtung,vverpflichtung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Verpflichtung

Misspelling Variants of "Verpflichtung"

evrpflichtung13veprflichtung13verfplichtung13verpfflichtung14verpfilchtung13verpflcihtung13verpflicchtung14verpflichhtung14
Misspelling Variants of "Verpflichtung"

Frequency rank: #5,038 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Verpflichtung"?
"Verpflichtung" is spelled V-E-R-P-F-L-I-C-H-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtʊŋ].
What does "Verpflichtung" mean?
As a noun, "Verpflichtung" means: das, was getan werden muss, was von einem verlangt oder erwartet wird, die Pflicht
What words are commonly confused with "Verpflichtung"?
"Verpflichtung" is commonly confused with "Verpflichtungen", "verpflichten", "verpflichtend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verpflichtung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verpflichtung" is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verpflichtung" come from?
"Verpflichtung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.