Verpflichtung

Name: Verpflichtung, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtʊŋ]

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtʊŋ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Verpflichtung” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,038. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,038
frequency rank, German: 4,163
“V” headwords: 22
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das, was getan werden muss, was von einem verlangt oder erwartet wird, die Pflicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-verpflichtung · Verpflichtung · German

Verpflichtung · rank #5,038 · 22 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #5,038
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-HIGH 22 variants
BOOK-MID 4,163
PHOTO-FINISH Vereinen

Nearest frequency peer: Vereinen (-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.

Universität…

94,966
verbracht

94,965
Vereinen

94,964
Verpflichtu…

94,963
Volkes

94,962
vorwiegend

94,961

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Verpflichtung vs Verpflichtungen

87% similar

Verpflichtung vs verpflichten

77% similar

Verpflichtung vs verpflichtend

77% similar

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

Key facts for Verpflichtung
Property	Value
Headword	Verpflichtung
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtʊŋ]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#5,038
Misspellings tracked	22
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verpflichtung“

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

#5,038

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vereinen“ (#5,037), „Volkes“ (#5,039), „verbracht“ (#5,036). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verpflichtung“ bei #5,038. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Verpflichtung (IPA [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,038 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verpflichtung, with forms such as "evrpflichtung", "veprflichtung", and "verfplichtung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Verpflichtungen", "verpflichten", "verpflichtend", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Verpflichtung, spelled V-E-R-P-F-L-I-C-H-T-U-N-G.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Ich kann morgen nicht kommen. Ich habe andere Verpflichtungen.
„Aus sozialer Verpflichtung heraus habe ich allerdings oft versucht, mich einzufinden.“

Synonyms

Erfordernis Pflicht Commitment Anstellung Einstellung Engagement Schuld Verbindlichkeit

This word in other languages

obligation(English)compromiso(Español)engagement(Français)compromisso(Português)

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verpflichtung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Verpflichtung"

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 "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'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 "Verpflichtung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Universitäten#5,035 Weiterbildung#5,047 beschäftigten#5,066 Demonstranten#5,072

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

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