verbessern

[fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsɐn]/ verb

The verdict

“verbessern” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,747
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - korrigieren; berichtigen; nach Fehlern suchen und diese entfernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verbessern · verbessern · German

verbessern · rank #2,747 · 15 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,747
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Variante

Nearest frequency peer: Variante (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “verbessern”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “verbessern” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

verbessern vs vergessen
80% similar
verbessern vs vermessen
80% similar
verbessern vs verbissen
80% similar

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

Key facts for verbessern
PropertyValue
Headwordverbessern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,747
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “verbessern” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verbessernliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Variante“ (#2,746), „Vereins“ (#2,748), „umfasst“ (#2,745). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around verbessern (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,747 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for verbessern, with forms such as "evrbessern", "vebressern", and "verbbessern". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "vergessen", "vermessen", "verbissen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is verbessern, spelled V-E-R-B-E-S-S-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    korrigieren; berichtigen; nach Fehlern suchen und diese entfernen
  2. 2
    besser machen; die Qualität steigern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Lehrerin hat die Klausuren noch nicht verbessert.
  2. Gibt es noch Leute, die die Welt verbessern wollen?

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrbessern
  • vebressern
  • verbbessern
  • verbesern
  • verbesesrn
  • verbessenr
  • verbessernn
  • verbesserrn
  • verbessren
  • verbeßern
  • verbsesern
  • verebssern
  • verrbessern
  • vrebessern
  • vverbessern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrbessern2vebressern2verbbessern1verbesern1verbesesrn2verbessenr2verbessernn1verbesserrn1
Edit distance from "verbessern"

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 "verbessern"?
"verbessern" is spelled V-E-R-B-E-S-S-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsɐn].
What does "verbessern" mean?
As a verb, "verbessern" means: korrigieren; berichtigen; nach Fehlern suchen und diese entfernen
What words are commonly confused with "verbessern"?
"verbessern" is commonly confused with "vergessen", "vermessen", "verbissen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verbessern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbessern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verbessern" come from?
"verbessern" 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 "verbessern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "verbessern". Here's where to go from here.

  • "verbessern" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "vergessen". View pair
  • 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,747 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list