verriegeln

[fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩n]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“verriegeln” is uncommon German (frequency #92,400 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,400
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Riegel verschließen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verriegeln · verriegeln · German

verriegeln · rank #92,400 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,400
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verriss

Nearest frequency peer: Verriss (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verriegeln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verriegeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verriegeln
PropertyValue
Headwordverriegeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,400
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verriegeln“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verriegelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verriss“ (#92,401), „vernachlässige“ (#92,398), „verschiedenem“ (#92,402). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verriegeln“ bei #92,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verriegeln is uncommon German at frequency #92,400 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einem Riegel verschließen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for verriegeln in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verriegeln, spelled V-E-R-R-I-E-G-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Riegel verschließen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Und denk dran: nicht nur abschließen, sondern auch verriegeln!

Synonyms

abriegelnabschließenabsperrenversperrenzuriegelnzusperren

This word in other languages

bolt(English)verrouiller(Français)disparar(Português)

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 "verriegeln"?
"verriegeln" is spelled V-E-R-R-I-E-G-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩n].
What does "verriegeln" mean?
As a verb, "verriegeln" means: mit einem Riegel verschließen
How do you pronounce "verriegeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verriegeln" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verriegeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verkohlten#92,396verkaufter#92,393verstaucht#92,407Verhandler#92,392

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list