Verarschung
[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verarschung” is uncommon German (frequency #97,890 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,890
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (scherz- oder boshafte) bewusste Täuschung, um jemandem zu schaden oder ihn zu ärgern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verarschung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #97,890 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Verarschung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Verarschung is uncommon German at frequency #97,890 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(scherz- oder boshafte) bewusste Täuschung, um jemandem zu schaden oder ihn zu ärgern".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Verarschung in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Verarschung, spelled V-E-R-A-R-S-C-H-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1(scherz- oder boshafte) bewusste Täuschung, um jemandem zu schaden oder ihn zu ärgern
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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 “Verarschung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-A-R-S-C-H-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.