verurteilen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,350

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

verurteilen is aGermanverb. It means: über jemanden ein gerichtliches Urteil fällen, das zu einer Bestrafung führt Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən]. Often confused with verurteilt and Vorurteile.

Key facts for verurteilen
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Headwordverurteilen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#11,350
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verurteilen is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,350 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for verurteilen, with forms such as "evrurteilen", "verrurteilen", and "verruteilen". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "verurteilt", "Vorurteile", "verurteilte", and more, 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 verurteilen, spelled V-E-R-U-R-T-E-I-L-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    über jemanden ein gerichtliches Urteil fällen, das zu einer Bestrafung führt
  2. 2
    über jemanden oder etwas eine negative Meinung entwickeln, etwas für inakzeptabel halten

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrurteilen,verrurteilen,verruteilen,veruretilen,verurrteilen,verurteieln,verurteilenn,verurteillen,verurteilne,verurtelien,verurtielen,verurtteilen,verutreilen,veurrteilen,vreurteilen,vverurteilen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verurteilen

Misspelling Variants of "verurteilen"

evrurteilen11verrurteilen12verruteilen11veruretilen11verurrteilen12verurteieln11verurteilenn12verurteillen12
Misspelling Variants of "verurteilen"

Frequency rank: #11,350 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verurteilen"?
"verurteilen" is spelled V-E-R-U-R-T-E-I-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən].
What does "verurteilen" mean?
As a verb, "verurteilen" means: über jemanden ein gerichtliches Urteil fällen, das zu einer Bestrafung führt
What words are commonly confused with "verurteilen"?
"verurteilen" is commonly confused with "verurteilt", "Vorurteile", "verurteilte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verurteilen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verurteilen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verurteilen" come from?
"verurteilen" 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.