queren

[ˈkveːʁən]

/[ˈkveːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“queren” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,431
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas überschreiten, über etwas hinweg kommen (zum Beispiel einen Fluss, eine Straße, einen Ozean), zum Beispiel zu Fuß oder mit dem Schiff

Corpus desk

Index DE-queren · queren · German

queren · rank #43,431 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,431
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pyrotechnik

Nearest frequency peer: Pyrotechnik (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „queren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „queren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

queren vs queue
67% similar
queren vs Quoten
50% similar
queren vs quer
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for queren
PropertyValue
Headwordqueren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkveːʁən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,431
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „queren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).querenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Pyrotechnik“ (#43,430), „Rade“ (#43,432), „psychosoziale“ (#43,429). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „queren“ bei #43,431. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around queren (IPA [ˈkveːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,431 among 216 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas überschreiten, über etwas hinweg kommen (zum Beispiel einen Fluss, eine Straße, einen Ozean), zum Beispiel zu Fuß oder mit dem Schiff".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for queren, with forms such as "qeuren", "qqueren", and "queern". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "queue", "Quoten", "quer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is queren, spelled Q-U-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas überschreiten, über etwas hinweg kommen (zum Beispiel einen Fluss, eine Straße, einen Ozean), zum Beispiel zu Fuß oder mit dem Schiff

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how queren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Um zu meinem Haus zu gelangen, muss ich die Brücke queren.
  2. Von den Pyrenäen her, wo die französischen Zweige dieses mittelalterlichen Europawanderwegs an zwei Pässen zusammengeführt wurden, über Pamplona, Burgos, León querte Picaud den Norden Spaniens bis Santiago de Compostela, wo die Gebeine des Heiligen ruhen sollen.

Synonyms

überqueren

This word in other languages

cross(English)cruzar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qeuren
  • qqueren
  • queern
  • querenn
  • querne
  • querren
  • qureen
  • uqeren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of queren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

qeuren2qqueren1queern2querenn1querne2querren1qureen2uqeren2
Edit distance from "queren"

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 "queren"?
"queren" is spelled Q-U-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkveːʁən].
What does "queren" mean?
As a verb, "queren" means: etwas überschreiten, über etwas hinweg kommen (zum Beispiel einen Fluss, eine Straße, einen Ozean), zum Beispiel zu Fuß oder mit dem Schiff
What words are commonly confused with "queren"?
"queren" is commonly confused with "queue", "Quoten", "quer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "queren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queren" is [ˈkveːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queren" come from?
"queren" 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 "queren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

repair#43,442Rieder#43,446Rodung#43,449places#43,412

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Resch8 variantssabina8 variantssauter8 variantsPasses8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list