verarschen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verarschen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,651. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,651
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem zu seinem eigenen Vorteil beziehungsweise zur allgemeinen Belustigung eine Unwahrheit erzählen, sich über jemanden lustig machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verarschen · verarschen · German

verarschen · rank #9,651 · 16 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,651
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH veranstalten

Nearest frequency peer: veranstalten (-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 „verarschen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verarschen“ 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).

verarschen vs verarscht
80% similar
verarschen vs verbrechen
80% similar
verarschen vs vermischen
80% similar

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

Key facts for verarschen
PropertyValue
Headwordverarschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,651
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verarschen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verarschenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „veranstalten“ (#9,650), „verderben“ (#9,652), „unverständlich“ (#9,649). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verarschen“ bei #9,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around verarschen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,651 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemandem zu seinem eigenen Vorteil beziehungsweise zur allgemeinen Belustigung eine Unwahrheit erzählen, sich über jemanden lustig machen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for verarschen, with forms such as "evrarschen", "vearrschen", and "verarcshen". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "verarscht", "verbrechen", "vermischen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verarschen, spelled V-E-R-A-R-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem zu seinem eigenen Vorteil beziehungsweise zur allgemeinen Belustigung eine Unwahrheit erzählen, sich über jemanden lustig machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Verarschen kann ich mich selber!“
  2. „Verarsch mich nicht!“

Synonyms

foppenhereinlegennarrentäuschenveräppelnveralbernvergackeiernverhohnepipelnverkohlenverulkenjemanden auf den Arm nehmenjemandem einen Bären aufbindenjemandem ein X für ein U vormachenjemanden hinters Licht führenjemanden zum Narren haltenjemanden für dumm verkaufen

Antonyms

ehrlich

This word in other languages

fool(English)tomar el pelo(Español)arnaquer(Français)brincar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrarschen
  • vearrschen
  • verarcshen
  • verarrschen
  • verarscchen
  • verarscehn
  • verarschenn
  • verarschhen
  • verarschne
  • verarshcen
  • verarsschen
  • verasrchen
  • verrarschen
  • verraschen
  • vrearschen
  • vverarschen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrarschen2vearrschen2verarcshen2verarrschen1verarscchen1verarscehn2verarschenn1verarschhen1
Edit distance from "verarschen"

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 "verarschen"?
"verarschen" is spelled V-E-R-A-R-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃn̩].
What does "verarschen" mean?
As a verb, "verarschen" means: jemandem zu seinem eigenen Vorteil beziehungsweise zur allgemeinen Belustigung eine Unwahrheit erzählen, sich über jemanden lustig machen
What words are commonly confused with "verarschen"?
"verarschen" is commonly confused with "verarscht", "verbrechen", "vermischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verarschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verarschen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verarschen" come from?
"verarschen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

versteckte#9,655Verwirrung#9,656Vorarlberg#9,658Vorurteile#9,659

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Stellenwert16 variantsaufgegriffen16 variantsbeibehalten16 variantsFranziskus16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list