verdanken

[fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verdanken” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,117
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem wegen etwas zu Dank verpflichtet sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdanken · verdanken · German

verdanken · rank #6,117 · 14 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,117
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Urkunde

Nearest frequency peer: Urkunde (-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 „verdanken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verdanken“ 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).

verdanken vs verdankt
78% similar
verdanken vs verdauen
78% similar
verdanken vs Verlangen
67% similar

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

Key facts for verdanken
PropertyValue
Headwordverdanken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,117
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verdanken“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verdankenliegt 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: „Urkunde“ (#6,116), „vereinbart“ (#6,118), „united“ (#6,115). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verdanken“ bei #6,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verdanken (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,117 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verdanken, with forms such as "evrdanken", "vedranken", and "veradnken". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "verdankt", "verdauen", "Verlangen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verdanken, spelled V-E-R-D-A-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem wegen etwas zu Dank verpflichtet sein
  2. 2
    danken, besonders auch die protokollarische Höflichkeit z. B.: die Rede des Vorredners, die Verdienste des Amtsvorgängers, verdanken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dem beherzten Einsatz der Rettungskräfte hat er sein Leben zu verdanken.
  2. Das blaue Auge habe ich meinem losen Mundwerk zu verdanken.

Synonyms

dankenschuldenverpflichtetfühlenverbunden seinDankabstattenDankaussprechenDanksagenanerkennendankbarzeigenerkenntlichzeigenausloben

This word in other languages

owe(English)deber(Español)devoir(Français)dever(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrdanken
  • vedranken
  • veradnken
  • verdaknen
  • verdanekn
  • verdankenn
  • verdankken
  • verdankne
  • verdannken
  • verddanken
  • verdnaken
  • verrdanken
  • vredanken
  • vverdanken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrdanken2vedranken2veradnken2verdaknen2verdanekn2verdankenn1verdankken1verdankne2
Edit distance from "verdanken"

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 "verdanken"?
"verdanken" is spelled V-E-R-D-A-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkn̩].
What does "verdanken" mean?
As a verb, "verdanken" means: jemandem wegen etwas zu Dank verpflichtet sein
What words are commonly confused with "verdanken"?
"verdanken" is commonly confused with "verdankt", "verdauen", "Verlangen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verdanken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verdanken" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verdanken" come from?
"verdanken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Versionen#6,120Vorsprung#6,127annähernd#6,145Anpassung#6,146

Similar misspelling depth

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

vorhandene14 variantslangsamer14 variantsberuflich14 variantsGastgeber14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list