verantwortlich
[fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪç]
The verdict
“verantwortlich” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,438 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,438
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 23
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Verantwortung für etwas habend, für etwas zuständig seiend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verantwortlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #1,438 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verantwortlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verantwortlich is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,438 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for verantwortlich, with forms such as "evrantwortlich", "vearntwortlich", and "veranntwortlich". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Verantwortliche", "Verantwortlichen", "Verantwortlicher", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verantwortlich, spelled V-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1eine Verantwortung für etwas habend, für etwas zuständig seiend
- 2mit Verantwortung verbunden seiend
- 3als Grund gelten könnend
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrantwortlich,vearntwortlich,veranntwortlich,verantowrtlich,veranttwortlich,verantworltich,verantworrtlich,verantwortilch,verantwortlcih,verantwortlicch,verantwortlichh,verantwortlihc,verantwortllich,verantworttlich,verantwotrlich,verantwrotlich,verantwwortlich,veranwtortlich,veratnwortlich,vernatwortlich,verrantwortlich,vreantwortlich,vverantwortlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verantwortlich - 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 “verantwortlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Verantwortliche” - see the side-by-side comparison. verantwortlich vs Verantwortliche
- 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.