verwickeln

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvɪkl̩n]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,355

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

verwickeln is aGermanverb. It means: durch eine Bindung/Abhängigkeit/Beeinflussung, die nicht so leicht zu lösen ist, (in eine Angelegenheit) hineinziehen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪkl̩n]. Often confused with verwickelt.

Key facts for verwickeln
PropertyValue
Headwordverwickeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvɪkl̩n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#49,355
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verwickeln is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪkl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,355 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 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 verwickeln, with forms such as "evrwickeln", "veriwckeln", and "verrwickeln". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "verwickelt", 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 verwickeln, spelled V-E-R-W-I-C-K-E-L-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch eine Bindung/Abhängigkeit/Beeinflussung, die nicht so leicht zu lösen ist, (in eine Angelegenheit) hineinziehen
  2. 2
    sich ineinander verknoten, umeinanderschlingen
  3. 3
    etwas mit einem Material/Stoff umwickeln

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrwickeln,veriwckeln,verrwickeln,verwcikeln,verwicckeln,verwicekln,verwickelln,verwickelnn,verwickenl,verwickkeln,verwicklen,verwikceln,verwwickeln,vewrickeln,vrewickeln,vverwickeln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verwickeln

Misspelling Variants of "verwickeln"

evrwickeln10veriwckeln10verrwickeln11verwcikeln10verwicckeln11verwicekln10verwickelln11verwickelnn11
Misspelling Variants of "verwickeln"

Frequency rank: #49,355 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verwickeln"?
"verwickeln" is spelled V-E-R-W-I-C-K-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪkl̩n].
What does "verwickeln" mean?
As a verb, "verwickeln" means: durch eine Bindung/Abhängigkeit/Beeinflussung, die nicht so leicht zu lösen ist, (in eine Angelegenheit) hineinziehen
What words are commonly confused with "verwickeln"?
"verwickeln" is commonly confused with "verwickelt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verwickeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwickeln" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪkl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwickeln" come from?
"verwickeln" 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.