verriegelt

[fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩t]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“verriegelt” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,153 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#50,153
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verriegeln

Key facts for verriegelt
PropertyValue
Headwordverriegelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,153
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verriegelt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verriegelt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verriegelt is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩t]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,153 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

verriegelt has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verriegelt, spelled V-E-R-R-I-E-G-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verriegeln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verriegeln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verriegeln
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verriegeln

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 "verriegelt"?
"verriegelt" is spelled V-E-R-R-I-E-G-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩t].
What does "verriegelt" mean?
As a verb, "verriegelt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verriegeln
How do you pronounce "verriegelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verriegelt" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verriegelt" come from?
"verriegelt" 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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Using “verriegelt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-R-I-E-G-E-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːɡl̩t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list