verankern

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaŋkɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaŋkɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“verankern” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,541
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Schiff, ein Floß oder Ähnliches mit einem Anker an seinem Platz festmachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verankern · verankern · German

verankern · rank #27,541 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,541
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verabredung

Nearest frequency peer: Verabredung (-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 „verankern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verankern“ 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).

verankern vs verdanken
78% similar
verankern vs verankert
89% similar
verankern vs verärgern
67% similar

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

Key facts for verankern
PropertyValue
Headwordverankern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaŋkɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,541
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verankern“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verabredung“ (#27,540), „Verbraucherzentrale“ (#27,542), „verabreden“ (#27,539). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verankern“ bei #27,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verankern (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaŋkɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,541 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verankern, with forms such as "evrankern", "vearnkern", and "veraknern". 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. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "verdanken", "verankert", "verärgern", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verankern, spelled V-E-R-A-N-K-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Schiff, ein Floß oder Ähnliches mit einem Anker an seinem Platz festmachen
  2. 2
    überhaupt etwas an seinem Platz befestigen
  3. 3
    festschreiben, festhalten, einfügen, einführen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eine 6. Klasse der Leuschnerschule hat im Unterricht ein Floß aus Verpackungsmüll gebaut und im Rhein verankert.“
  2. „YACHT-Redakteur Johannes Erdmann hat weit über 1000 Nächte vor Anker verbracht und erklärt ihnen im Webinar, wie Sie ihre Einrumpfer oder Katamaran bei jedem Wetter und auf jedem Grund richtig verankern.“

This word in other languages

anchor(English)anclar(Español)ancrer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrankern
  • vearnkern
  • veraknern
  • veranekrn
  • verankenr
  • verankernn
  • verankerrn
  • verankkern
  • verankren
  • verannkern
  • vernakern
  • verrankern
  • vreankern
  • vverankern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verankern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrankern2vearnkern2veraknern2veranekrn2verankenr2verankernn1verankerrn1verankkern1
Edit distance from "verankern"

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 "verankern"?
"verankern" is spelled V-E-R-A-N-K-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaŋkɐn].
What does "verankern" mean?
As a verb, "verankern" means: ein Schiff, ein Floß oder Ähnliches mit einem Anker an seinem Platz festmachen
What words are commonly confused with "verankern"?
"verankern" is commonly confused with "verdanken", "verankert", "verärgern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verankern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verankern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaŋkɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verankern" come from?
"verankern" 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 "verankern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

verhängen#27,545versöhnen#27,553Vorgarten#27,559Westseite#27,572

Similar misspelling depth

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

verspottet14 variantsVordermann14 variantsstärkeres14 variantsWhirlpool14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list