verschließen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃliːsn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃliːsn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschließen” 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) - (meist mit einer dafür vorgesehenen Vorrichtung) schließen; zumachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschlie-en · verschließen · German

verschließen · 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.

Key facts for verschließen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschließen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃliːsn̩]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verschließen” sits in German frequency

verschließen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschließen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃliːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verschließen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verschließen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-I-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (meist mit einer dafür vorgesehenen Vorrichtung) schließen; zumachen
  2. 2
    einen Gegenstand in ein dafür vorgesehenes Behältnis legen und dieses (wie [1]) schließen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Verschließen Sie die Tür.
  2. Sie verschloss den Schmuck in ihrem Tresor.

Synonyms

abschließenschließenzumachenzuschließeneinschließen

Antonyms

öffnenaufschließenaufmachenherausholenholenentnehmen

This word in other languages

lock(English)cerrar(Español)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verschließen"?
"verschließen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-I-E-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃliːsn̩].
What does "verschließen" mean?
As a verb, "verschließen" means: (meist mit einer dafür vorgesehenen Vorrichtung) schließen; zumachen
How do you pronounce "verschließen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschließen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃliːsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschließen" come from?
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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