verstohlen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtoːlən]
The verdict
“verstohlen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas so tun, dass es von anderen möglichst nicht bemerkt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-verstohlen · verstohlen · German
verstohlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | verstohlen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtoːlən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verstohlen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verstohlen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtoːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas so tun, dass es von anderen möglichst nicht bemerkt wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for verstohlen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verstohlen, spelled V-E-R-S-T-O-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas so tun, dass es von anderen möglichst nicht bemerkt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verstohlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich blickte ihr verstohlen nach: sie sah unglaublich gut aus.
Sie warf ihm einen verstohlenen Blick zu und lächelte, als er zurückschaute.
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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.