verschaukeln
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩n]
The verdict
“verschaukeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden veräppeln, auf den Arm nehmen, jemanden anflunkern, nicht die Wahrheit erzählen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verschaukeln · verschaukeln · German
verschaukeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verschaukeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩n] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verschaukeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verschaukeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden veräppeln, auf den Arm nehmen, jemanden anflunkern, nicht die Wahrheit erzählen".
No misspelling variants are generated for verschaukeln in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verschaukeln, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-A-U-K-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden veräppeln, auf den Arm nehmen, jemanden anflunkern, nicht die Wahrheit erzählen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verschaukeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du willst mich wohl verschaukeln!
Ich fühle mich (von dir) verschaukelt.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.