verraten

[fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verraten” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,928
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem ein Geheimnis oder eine vertrauliche Nachricht preisgeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-verraten · verraten · German

verraten · rank #3,928 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,928
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verantwortlic…

Nearest frequency peer: Verantwortlichen (-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 „verraten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verraten“ 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).

verraten vs Vorräte
50% similar
verraten vs Verrats
63% similar
verraten vs versagen
75% similar

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

Key facts for verraten
PropertyValue
Headwordverraten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,928
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verraten“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verantwortlichen“ (#3,927), „verständlich“ (#3,929), „türken“ (#3,926). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verraten“ bei #3,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around verraten (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,928 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for verraten, with forms such as "evrraten", "verarten", and "veraten". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorräte", "Verrats", "versagen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verraten, spelled V-E-R-R-A-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem ein Geheimnis oder eine vertrauliche Nachricht preisgeben
  2. 2
    jemandes Identität oder Aufenthaltsort einer Person/Instanz mitteilen, die jenen verfolgt
  3. 3
    arglistig Partei wider jemanden ergreifen, zu dem man in einem Loyalitätsverhältnis steht
  4. 4
    mutwillig eine Gruppe, zu der man gehört, in einer Konfliktsituation im Stich lassen oder schädigen
  5. 5
    unbeabsichtigt ein Geheimnis preisgeben
  6. 6
    falsch raten; eine Vermutung abgeben, die sich als falsch erweist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat seiner Kollegin verraten, dass der Vorgesetzte eine Intrige plant.
  2. „Noch unter Maximilian musste ein Lehrling schwören, nichts über Herstellung und Bedienung zu verraten.“

Synonyms

ausplauderndenunzierenwähnen

This word in other languages

reveal(English)revelar(Español)révéler(Français)revelar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrraten
  • verarten
  • veraten
  • verraetn
  • verratenn
  • verratne
  • verratten
  • verrtaen
  • vreraten
  • vverraten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verraten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrraten2verarten2veraten1verraetn2verratenn1verratne2verratten1verrtaen2
Edit distance from "verraten"

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 "verraten"?
"verraten" is spelled V-E-R-R-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩].
What does "verraten" mean?
As a verb, "verraten" means: jemandem ein Geheimnis oder eine vertrauliche Nachricht preisgeben
What words are commonly confused with "verraten"?
"verraten" is commonly confused with "Vorräte", "Verrats", "versagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verraten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verraten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verraten" come from?
"verraten" 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 "verraten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Polizist#3,913kürzlich#3,904erzählte#3,958Kenntnis#3,897

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

zweites10 variantsseitens10 variantsBelgien10 variantsMomente10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list