verschleiern

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐn]/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,815

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

verschleiern is aGermanverb. It means: vor etwas einen Schleier geben Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐn]. Often confused with verschleiert and Verschleierung.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verschleiern in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verschleiern is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,815 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for verschleiern, with forms such as "evrschleiern", "vercshleiern", and "verrschleiern". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "verschleiert", "Verschleierung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is verschleiern, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-E-I-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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)

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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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verschleiern

Misspelling Variants of "verschleiern"

evrschleiern12vercshleiern12verrschleiern13verscchleiern13verscheliern12verschhleiern13verschleeirn12verschleienr12
Misspelling Variants of "verschleiern"

Frequency rank: #25,815 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.