verachtet

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtət]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtət]/ adj

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The verdict

“verachtet” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,549. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,549
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem gegenüber mit Geringschätzung auftretend, jemanden mit Abscheu ansehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-verachtet · verachtet · German

verachtet · rank #22,549 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,549
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Urlaubs

Nearest frequency peer: Urlaubs (-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 „verachtet“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verachtet“ 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).

verachtet vs veraltet
78% similar
verachtet vs verzichtet
80% similar
verachtet vs vernichtet
80% similar

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

Key facts for verachtet
PropertyValue
Headwordverachtet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtət]
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,549
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verachtet“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verachtetliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Urlaubs“ (#22,548), „unvermeidlich“ (#22,547), „verschiedenste“ (#22,551). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verachtet“ bei #22,549. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verachtet (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtət]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,549 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemandem gegenüber mit Geringschätzung auftretend, jemanden mit Abscheu ansehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verachtet, with forms such as "evrachtet", "vearchtet", and "veracchtet". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "veraltet", "verzichtet", "vernichtet", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verachtet, spelled V-E-R-A-C-H-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem gegenüber mit Geringschätzung auftretend, jemanden mit Abscheu ansehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Schule war er ein verachteter Kerl, der außer im Sport nichts konnte.
  2. Sie werden verachtet, geschlagen, lebenslang ins Gefängnis gesteckt und ermordet - weil sie homosexuell sind. In 36 von 54 afrikanischen Ländern sind gleichgeschlechtliche Beziehungen illegal. Nicht so in Südafrika.

Antonyms

angesehengeachtet

This word in other languages

scorned(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrachtet
  • vearchtet
  • veracchtet
  • verachett
  • verachhtet
  • verachtett
  • verachtte
  • verachttet
  • veracthet
  • verahctet
  • vercahtet
  • verrachtet
  • vreachtet
  • vverachtet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verachtet - 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.

evrachtet2vearchtet2veracchtet1verachett2verachhtet1verachtett1verachtte2verachttet1
Edit distance from "verachtet"

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 "verachtet"?
"verachtet" is spelled V-E-R-A-C-H-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtət].
What does "verachtet" mean?
As an adjective, "verachtet" means: jemandem gegenüber mit Geringschätzung auftretend, jemanden mit Abscheu ansehend
What words are commonly confused with "verachtet"?
"verachtet" is commonly confused with "veraltet", "verzichtet", "vernichtet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verachtet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verachtet" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verachtet" come from?
"verachtet" 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 "verachtet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Vertikale#22,553umwandeln#22,541Volksmund#22,558vorstelle#22,559

Similar misspelling depth

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

vortragen14 variantsvorzeitige14 variantsWimbledon14 variantszubereiten14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list