converse

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The verdict

“converse” is uncommon German (frequency #74,451 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,451
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich unterhalten, Konversation halten

Corpus desk

Index DE-converse · converse · German

converse · rank #74,451 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,451
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cosmic

Nearest frequency peer: cosmic (+2 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 „converse“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for converse
PropertyValue
Headwordconverse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,451
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „converse“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „cosmic“ (#74,453), „curio“ (#74,455), „ciel“ (#74,446). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „converse“ bei #74,451. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

converse is uncommon German at frequency #74,451 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for converse, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 converse, spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich unterhalten, Konversation halten
  2. 2
    Bekanntschaft pflegen
  3. 3
    (nicht mehr gebraucht): Geschlechtsverkehr haben

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 "converse"?
"converse" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "converse" mean?
As a verb, "converse" means: sich unterhalten, Konversation halten
How do you pronounce "converse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "converse" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "converse" come from?
"converse" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list