verweilt

[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lt]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lt]/ verb

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The verdict

“verweilt” is uncommon German (frequency #57,538 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,538
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verweilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verweilt · verweilt · German

verweilt · rank #57,538 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,538
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verunstaltet

Nearest frequency peer: verunstaltet (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verweilt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verweilt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verweilt
PropertyValue
Headwordverweilt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,538
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verweilt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verweiltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verunstaltet“ (#57,537), „Verunglimpfung“ (#57,536), „verwässert“ (#57,540). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verweilt“ bei #57,538. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verweilt is uncommon German at frequency #57,538 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verweilt, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verweilt, spelled V-E-R-W-E-I-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verweilen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verweilen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verweilen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verweilt"?
"verweilt" is spelled V-E-R-W-E-I-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lt].
What does "verweilt" mean?
As a verb, "verweilt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verweilen
How do you pronounce "verweilt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verweilt" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verweilt" come from?
"verweilt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verweilt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vollkorn#57,546Vorhangs#57,548Warlords#57,554Verdruss#57,520

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list