verblassen

[fɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verblassen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,963. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,963
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit der Zeit (als Farbe) weniger kräftig (blasser) werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-verblassen · verblassen · German

verblassen · rank #34,963 · 15 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,963
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verantwortet

Nearest frequency peer: verantwortet (-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 „verblassen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verblassen“ 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).

verblassen vs verlasse
80% similar
verblassen vs verlassen
90% similar
verblassen vs verpassen
80% similar

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

Key facts for verblassen
PropertyValue
Headwordverblassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#34,963
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verblassen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verantwortet“ (#34,962), „verdammen“ (#34,964), „Venice“ (#34,961). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verblassen“ bei #34,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around verblassen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,963 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 verblassen, with forms such as "evrblassen", "vebrlassen", and "verbalssen". 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, "verlasse", "verlassen", "verpassen", 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 verblassen, spelled V-E-R-B-L-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit der Zeit (als Farbe) weniger kräftig (blasser) werden
  2. 2
    mit der Zeit weniger lebendig (blasser) werden; das Charakteristische/Besondere/Typische verlieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Und das alles in einem wahren Feuerwerk aus Farben - vom brillanten Rot bis zum kühlsten Blau. Eine Farbenpracht, die auch mit den Jahren nicht verblasst.“
  2. „Der herrliche Oktober ging in den kalten, fahlen November über, und ich verblasste zu einer teilnahmslosen Drohne.“

This word in other languages

fade(English)desteñir(Español)déteindre(Français)desbotar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrblassen
  • vebrlassen
  • verbalssen
  • verbblassen
  • verblasen
  • verblasesn
  • verblassenn
  • verblassne
  • verblaßen
  • verbllassen
  • verblsasen
  • verlbassen
  • verrblassen
  • vreblassen
  • vverblassen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrblassen2vebrlassen2verbalssen2verbblassen1verblasen1verblasesn2verblassenn1verblassne2
Edit distance from "verblassen"

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 "verblassen"?
"verblassen" is spelled V-E-R-B-L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩].
What does "verblassen" mean?
As a verb, "verblassen" means: mit der Zeit (als Farbe) weniger kräftig (blasser) werden
What words are commonly confused with "verblassen"?
"verblassen" is commonly confused with "verlasse", "verlassen", "verpassen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verblassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verblassen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verblassen" come from?
"verblassen" 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 "verblassen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

verteidige#34,973vorangehen#34,978vorschnell#34,981Wahlkreise#34,983

Similar misspelling depth

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

vollkommener15 variantsWasserwerk15 variantsWeisheiten15 variantswiedergibt15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list