verschleiern

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschleiern” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,815. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,815
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor etwas einen Schleier geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschleiern · verschleiern · German

verschleiern · rank #25,815 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,815
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschiedenes

Nearest frequency peer: verschiedenes (-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 „verschleiern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschleiern“ 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).

verschleiern vs verschleiert
92% similar
verschleiern vs Verschleierung
79% similar

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

Key facts for verschleiern
PropertyValue
Headwordverschleiern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#25,815
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschleiern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verschleiernliegt 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: „verschiedenes“ (#25,814), „verschüttet“ (#25,816), „verlangsamt“ (#25,813). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschleiern“ bei #25,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around verschleiern (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,815 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschleiern, with forms such as "evrschleiern", "vercshleiern", and "verrschleiern". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "verschleiert", "Verschleierung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 verschleiern, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-E-I-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor etwas einen Schleier geben
  2. 2
    etwas verheimlichen, verbergen
  3. 3
    sich mit einem Schleier bedecken
  4. 4
    der Himmel vernebelt sich mit einer Dunstglocke oder Wolken
  5. 5
    der Blick trübt sich (Tränenflüssigkeit)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das traditionelle afghanische Gewand, das den Körper vollständig verschleiert und auch die Augen hinter einem engmaschigen Netz verbirgt, gilt als Symbol der Frauenunterdrückung in Afghanistan.
  2. Dieser Rauch umschwamm, ohne ihn jedoch zu verschleiern, den Thurm von La Tourgue, dessen ragende Plattform den ganzen Horizont beherrschte.

Synonyms

verhüllenbemäntelntarnenverbergenverhehlenverheimlichenvernebelnversteckenvertuschenverhüllenvernebelntrüben

Antonyms

enthüllenentschleiernaufdeckenaufklärenenthüllenentschleiernaufklärenklären

This word in other languages

veil(English)encubrir(Español)voiler(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschleiern
  • vercshleiern
  • verrschleiern
  • verscchleiern
  • verscheliern
  • verschhleiern
  • verschleeirn
  • verschleienr
  • verschleiernn
  • verschleierrn
  • verschleiren
  • verschlieern
  • verschlleiern
  • versclheiern
  • vershcleiern
  • versschleiern
  • vesrchleiern
  • vreschleiern
  • vverschleiern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verschleiern - 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.

evrschleiern2vercshleiern2verrschleiern1verscchleiern1verscheliern2verschhleiern1verschleeirn2verschleienr2
Edit distance from "verschleiern"

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 "verschleiern"?
"verschleiern" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-E-I-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐn].
What does "verschleiern" mean?
As a verb, "verschleiern" means: vor etwas einen Schleier geben
What words are commonly confused with "verschleiern"?
"verschleiern" is commonly confused with "verschleiert", "Verschleierung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschleiern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschleiern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschleiern" come from?
"verschleiern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list