verdauen

[fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯ən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verdauen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,559. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,559
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nahrung mit Hilfe der Verdauungsorgane in solche für den Körper verwertbare Bestandteile zerlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdauen · verdauen · German

verdauen · rank #24,559 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,559
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verborgene

Nearest frequency peer: verborgene (-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 „verdauen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verdauen“ 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).

verdauen vs Verden
63% similar
verdauen vs Verdun
63% similar
verdauen vs verdaut
75% similar

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

Key facts for verdauen
PropertyValue
Headwordverdauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯ən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,559
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verdauen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verdauenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verborgene“ (#24,558), „vergiften“ (#24,560), „vermochte“ (#24,561). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verdauen“ bei #24,559. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around verdauen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯ən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,559 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for verdauen, with forms such as "evrdauen", "vedrauen", and "veraduen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Verden", "Verdun", "verdaut", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verdauen, spelled V-E-R-D-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nahrung mit Hilfe der Verdauungsorgane in solche für den Körper verwertbare Bestandteile zerlegen
  2. 2
    ein Ereignis oder eine Information seelisch und/oder geistig verarbeiten
  3. 3
    den Vorgang der Verdauung ausüben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der 40 Kilo schwere Hund hatte aus der Küche ein halbes Kilo unfertigen Germteig gemopst. „Wenn unfertiger Germteig verdaut wird, entsteht Alkohol", erklärte der Tierarzt.
  2. Kinder im Säuglingsalter vertragen Milch. Erst später geht die Fähigkeit verloren, den Milchzucker Laktose in Glukose und Galaktose aufzuspalten und zu verdauen.

Synonyms

aufschließenverwertenzehrendigerierenbewältigenhinnehmenhinunterschluckentolerierenüberwindenverarbeitenverkraftenverwindenknabbernknapsen

Antonyms

andauenerbrechenVerdauungausscheidenklarkommenscheiternzerbrechen

This word in other languages

digest(English)digerir(Español)digérer(Français)digerir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrdauen
  • vedrauen
  • veraduen
  • verdaeun
  • verdauenn
  • verdaune
  • verddauen
  • verduaen
  • verrdauen
  • vredauen
  • vverdauen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrdauen2vedrauen2veraduen2verdaeun2verdauenn1verdaune2verddauen1verduaen2
Edit distance from "verdauen"

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 "verdauen"?
"verdauen" is spelled V-E-R-D-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯ən].
What does "verdauen" mean?
As a verb, "verdauen" means: Nahrung mit Hilfe der Verdauungsorgane in solche für den Körper verwertbare Bestandteile zerlegen
What words are commonly confused with "verdauen"?
"verdauen" is commonly confused with "Verden", "Verdun", "verdaut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verdauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verdauen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verdauen" come from?
"verdauen" 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 "verdauen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

vorgibt11 variantsTransit11 variantsWerther11 variantsThreads11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list