verwedeln
[fɛɐ̯ˈveːdl̩n]
The verdict
“verwedeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas nicht offensichtlich werden lassen, es vertuschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verwedeln · verwedeln · German
verwedeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | verwedeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈveːdl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verwedeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verwedeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈveːdl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas nicht offensichtlich werden lassen, es vertuschen".
verwedeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verwedeln, spelled V-E-R-W-E-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1etwas nicht offensichtlich werden lassen, es vertuschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verwedeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wer die Diskussion am wirksamsten verhindert und die Meinungsverschiedenheiten am eindrucksvollsten verwedelt, gilt nun als der kommende Mann.“
„Der Autor, scharfäugig für „nackte" Tatsachen, hat mit großem Fleiß eine bedeutende Sicht auf einen geflissentlich vertuschten oder verwedelten Vorgang geöffnet, doch sich nur wenige Male der Methoden des historischen Materialismus […].“
This word in other languages
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.