verängstigt
[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪçt]
The verdict
“verängstigt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #40,295 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #40,295
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Angst habend (etwa aufgrund einer Bedrohung)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verängstigt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪçt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #40,295 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verängstigt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verängstigt is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪçt]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,295 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Angst habend (etwa aufgrund einer Bedrohung)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for verängstigt, with forms such as "evrängstigt", "vernägstigt", and "verrängstigt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 verängstigt, spelled V-E-R-Ä-N-G-S-T-I-G-T.
Definition
- 1Angst habend (etwa aufgrund einer Bedrohung)
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrängstigt,vernägstigt,verrängstigt,verägnstigt,veränggstigt,verängsitgt,verängsstigt,verängstgit,verängstiggt,verängstigtt,verängstitg,verängsttigt,verängtsigt,veränngstigt,veränsgtigt,veärngstigt,vreängstigt,vverängstigt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verängstigt - 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.
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.
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Using “verängstigt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-Ä-N-G-S-T-I-G-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.