Verantwortlicher

Name: Verantwortlicher, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪçɐ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪçɐ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Verantwortlicher” has 26 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,109. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,109
frequency rank, German: 4,163
“V” headwords: 26
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, die für etwas die Verantwortung trägt

Corpus desk

Index DE-verantwortlicher · Verantwortlicher · German

Verantwortlicher · rank #21,109 · 26 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,109
LEN-MEGA 16 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-HIGH 26 variants
BOOK-MID 4,163
PHOTO-FINISH Ventilator

Nearest frequency peer: Ventilator (-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.

Unverständn…

78,895
Valerie

78,894
Ventilator

78,893
Verantwortl…

78,892
Verfechter

78,891
verfehlte

78,890

What this shows „Verantwortlicher“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Verantwortlicher vs verantwortlich

81% similar

Verantwortlicher vs Verantwortliche

94% similar

Verantwortlicher vs Verantwortlichen

94% similar

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

Key facts for Verantwortlicher
Property	Value
Headword	Verantwortlicher
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪçɐ]
Letters	16
Frequency rank	#21,109
Misspellings tracked	26
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verantwortlicher“

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

#21,109

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ventilator“ (#21,108), „Verfechter“ (#21,110), „Valerie“ (#21,107). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verantwortlicher“ bei #21,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 26 spelling variants around Verantwortlicher (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪçɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,109 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(männliche^☆) Person, die für etwas die Verantwortung trägt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 26 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verantwortlicher, with forms such as "evrantwortlicher", "vearntwortlicher", and "veranntwortlicher". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "verantwortlich", "Verantwortliche", "Verantwortlichen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Verantwortlicher, spelled V-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

1
(männliche^☆) Person, die für etwas die Verantwortung trägt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Den Vorwurf der Vetternwirtschaft beim einstigen Dorfclub konnten die Verantwortlichen nicht entkräften.“
„Die traurige Geschichte des Bahnhofs kommt zur Sprache - und dass der Verantwortliche und seine Kollegen wiederholt vor einem solchen Unglück gewarnt haben.“

This word in other languages

responsable(Español)responsable(Français)responsável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

evrantwortlicher
vearntwortlicher
veranntwortlicher
verantowrtlicher
veranttwortlicher
verantworlticher
verantworrtlicher
verantwortilcher
verantwortlciher
verantwortliccher
verantwortlicehr
verantwortlicherr
verantwortlichher
verantwortlichre
verantwortlihcer
verantwortllicher
verantworttlicher
verantwotrlicher
verantwrotlicher
verantwwortlicher
veranwtortlicher
veratnwortlicher
vernatwortlicher
verrantwortlicher
vreantwortlicher
vverantwortlicher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Verantwortlicher"

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 "Verantwortlicher"?

"Verantwortlicher" is spelled V-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪçɐ].

What does "Verantwortlicher" mean?

As a noun, "Verantwortlicher" means: (männliche^☆) Person, die für etwas die Verantwortung trägt

What words are commonly confused with "Verantwortlicher"?

"Verantwortlicher" is commonly confused with "verantwortlich", "Verantwortliche", "Verantwortlichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Verantwortlicher"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verantwortlicher" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Verantwortlicher" come from?

"Verantwortlicher" 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 "Verantwortlicher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unverantwortlich#21,103 Zivilbevölkerung#21,134 entgegenzuwirken#21,235 Jahrhundertwende#21,303

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (26 here; floor ≥5).

Finanzministerium26 variants Koalitionspartner26 variants lebensgefährlich26 variants Lungenentzündung26 variants