Verpflichtung
[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verpflichtung” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,038 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,038
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 22
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das, was getan werden muss, was von einem verlangt oder erwartet wird, die Pflicht
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| 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) |
Where “Verpflichtung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Verpflichtung is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 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
- 1das, was getan werden muss, was von einem verlangt oder erwartet wird, die Pflicht
- 2Versprechen, sich an bestimmte Regeln zu halten; Ablegen eines Eides
- 3Handlung, mit der jemand unter Vertrag genommen oder engagiert wird, zum Beispiel ein Künstler oder Sportler
- 4Geldbetrag, den jemand zu zahlen hat
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “Verpflichtung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-P-F-L-I-C-H-T-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Verpflichtungen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Verpflichtung vs Verpflichtungen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.