verachten

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verachten” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,433. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,433
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas oder jemanden geringschätzen/verabscheuen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verachten · verachten · German

verachten · rank #19,433 · 14 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,433
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vegetarisch

Nearest frequency peer: vegetarisch (-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 „verachten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verachten“ 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).

verachten vs verachtet
89% similar
verachten vs verzichten
80% similar
verachten vs versuchten
80% similar

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

Key facts for verachten
PropertyValue
Headwordverachten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,433
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verachten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verachtenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vegetarisch“ (#19,432), „Vereinigungen“ (#19,434), „unterste“ (#19,431). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verachten“ bei #19,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verachten (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,433 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas oder jemanden geringschätzen/verabscheuen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verachten, with forms such as "evrachten", "vearchten", and "veracchten". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "verachtet", "verzichten", "versuchten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verachten, spelled V-E-R-A-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas oder jemanden geringschätzen/verabscheuen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Bürgermeister erklärte, dass man Fremdenfeindlichkeit verachtet und alles tun werde, um das Problem in den Griff zu bekommen.
  2. „Erst werden die Menschen unters Joch gezwungen und dann als knechtisch verachtet, unterdrückt und dann von oben herab behandelt, verdummt und ihrer Dummheit wegen verhöhnt, versklavt und als Sklaven geschmäht.“

Antonyms

achten

This word in other languages

despise(English)despreciar(Español)mépriser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrachten
  • vearchten
  • veracchten
  • verachetn
  • verachhten
  • verachtenn
  • verachtne
  • verachtten
  • veracthen
  • verahcten
  • vercahten
  • verrachten
  • vreachten
  • vverachten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verachten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrachten2vearchten2veracchten1verachetn2verachhten1verachtenn1verachtne2verachtten1
Edit distance from "verachten"

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 "verachten"?
"verachten" is spelled V-E-R-A-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtn̩].
What does "verachten" mean?
As a verb, "verachten" means: etwas oder jemanden geringschätzen/verabscheuen
What words are commonly confused with "verachten"?
"verachten" is commonly confused with "verachtet", "verzichten", "versuchten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verachten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verachten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verachten" come from?
"verachten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verflucht#19,435Umleitung#19,425Therapeut#19,416Wirtshaus#19,455

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

trainierte14 variantsZeitdruck14 variantsStimmzettel14 variantsspirituelle14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list