verweltlichen
[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛltlɪçn̩]
The verdict
“verweltlichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unter einen nicht-religiösen, sondern profanen/weltlichen Einfluss bringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verweltlichen · verweltlichen · German
verweltlichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verweltlichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛltlɪçn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verweltlichen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verweltlichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛltlɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for verweltlichen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verweltlichen, spelled V-E-R-W-E-L-T-L-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1unter einen nicht-religiösen, sondern profanen/weltlichen Einfluss bringen
- 2(mit der Zeit) offener, moderner, flexibler, schnellebiger, alltäglicher, weltlicher werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verweltlichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Staatsmännischer Einfluß, Wirken in der politischen Sphäre und reiche Schenkungen verweltlichten den einst so schlichten und demütigen Orden.“
„Herr Jules Simon verfolgt nur sehr eifrig das von seinem Vorgänger traurigen Andenkens, Herrn Duruy, inangurirte demokratische Programm, er strebt mit allen Mitteln darnach, den öffentlichen Unterricht zu verweltlichen.“ (1873)
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.