verärgern

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛʁɡɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛʁɡɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“verärgern” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,922. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,922
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem die Laune verderben, Missmut (Ärger) hervorrufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verargern · verärgern · German

verärgern · rank #42,922 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,922
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verzierte

Nearest frequency peer: verzierte (-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 „verärgern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verärgern“ 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).

verärgern vs verärgert
89% similar
verärgern vs verzögern
78% similar
verärgern vs verlagern
78% similar

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

Key facts for verärgern
PropertyValue
Headwordverärgern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛʁɡɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,922
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verärgern“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verzierte“ (#42,921), „veröffentliche“ (#42,923), „verstrichen“ (#42,919). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verärgern“ bei #42,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verärgern (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛʁɡɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,922 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemandem die Laune verderben, Missmut (Ärger) hervorrufen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verärgern, with forms such as "evrärgern", "verrägern", and "verrärgern". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "verärgert", "verzögern", "verlagern", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verärgern, spelled V-E-R-Ä-R-G-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem die Laune verderben, Missmut (Ärger) hervorrufen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie hatte einen Stadtrat einmal gewaltig verärgert, den sie als »schütter und zwergenhaft« beschrieb – was er war.“
  2. Dich scheint aber auch gar nichts zu verärgern.

This word in other languages

annoy(English)irriter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrärgern
  • verrägern
  • verrärgern
  • verägrern
  • veräregrn
  • verärgenr
  • verärgernn
  • verärgerrn
  • verärggern
  • verärgren
  • verärrgern
  • veärrgern
  • vreärgern
  • vverärgern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verärgern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrärgern2verrägern2verrärgern1verägrern2veräregrn2verärgenr2verärgernn1verärgerrn1
Edit distance from "verärgern"

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 "verärgern"?
"verärgern" is spelled V-E-R-Ä-R-G-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛʁɡɐn].
What does "verärgern" mean?
As a verb, "verärgern" means: jemandem die Laune verderben, Missmut (Ärger) hervorrufen
What words are commonly confused with "verärgern"?
"verärgern" is commonly confused with "verärgert", "verzögern", "verlagern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verärgern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verärgern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛʁɡɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verärgern" come from?
"verärgern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verärgern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

verzierte#42,921Videothek#42,926Vorgehens#42,930vorsorgen#42,935

Similar misspelling depth

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

toxischen14 variantsAbholzung14 variantsakzeptable14 variantsStereotyp14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list