verprügeln

[fɛɐ̯ˈpʁyːɡl̩n]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈpʁyːɡl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“verprügeln” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,747
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf jemanden wiederholt einschlagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verprugeln · verprügeln · German

verprügeln · rank #18,747 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,747
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verordnet

Nearest frequency peer: verordnet (-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 „verprügeln“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verprügeln“ 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).

verprügeln vs verprügelt
90% similar

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

Key facts for verprügeln
PropertyValue
Headwordverprügeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈpʁyːɡl̩n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,747
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verprügeln“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verordnet“ (#18,746), „verrichten“ (#18,748), „vermeidet“ (#18,745). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verprügeln“ bei #18,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around verprügeln (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈpʁyːɡl̩n]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,747 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf jemanden wiederholt einschlagen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for verprügeln, with forms such as "evrprügeln", "veprrügeln", and "verpprügeln". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "verprügelt", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verprügeln, spelled V-E-R-P-R-Ü-G-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf jemanden wiederholt einschlagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Mistkerl sollte mal ordentlich verprügelt werden.
  2. Schläge, Tritte, Hitlergruß: Weil sie zwei Bulgaren und einen Rumänen auf einem Volksfest brutal verprügelten, hat ein Gericht in Sachsen drei Männer hart bestraft.

Synonyms

verhauenverdrescheneindreschenvermöbeln

This word in other languages

beat up(English)zurrar(Español)rouer de coups(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrprügeln
  • veprrügeln
  • verpprügeln
  • verprgüeln
  • verprrügeln
  • verprüegln
  • verprügelln
  • verprügelnn
  • verprügenl
  • verprüggeln
  • verprüglen
  • verpürgeln
  • verrprügeln
  • verrpügeln
  • vreprügeln
  • vverprügeln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrprügeln2veprrügeln2verpprügeln1verprgüeln2verprrügeln1verprüegln2verprügelln1verprügelnn1
Edit distance from "verprügeln"

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 "verprügeln"?
"verprügeln" is spelled V-E-R-P-R-Ü-G-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈpʁyːɡl̩n].
What does "verprügeln" mean?
As a verb, "verprügeln" means: auf jemanden wiederholt einschlagen
What words are commonly confused with "verprügeln"?
"verprügeln" is commonly confused with "verprügelt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verprügeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verprügeln" is [fɛɐ̯ˈpʁyːɡl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verprügeln" come from?
"verprügeln" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verrichten#18,748vertauscht#18,749Wohngebiet#18,768Zulieferer#18,771

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Tatbestand16 variantsSystematik16 variantsSympathien16 variantsAbhandlung16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list