verdrehte

Name: verdrehte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːtə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːtə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“verdrehte” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #40,276 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#40,276
frequency rank, German: 9
letters: 14
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdreht

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verdrehte vs vertrete

78% similar

verdrehte vs verdreht

89% similar

verdrehte vs verdiente

78% similar

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

Key facts for verdrehte
Property	Value
Headword	verdrehte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːtə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#40,276
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verdrehte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verdrehte lands here:

#40,276

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verdrehte is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,276 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verdrehte, with forms such as "evrdrehte", "vedrrehte", and "verddrehte". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "vertrete", "verdreht", "verdiente", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verdrehte, spelled V-E-R-D-R-E-H-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdreht
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdreht
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdreht
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdreht
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdreht
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdreht
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdreht
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdreht
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdreht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrdrehte,vedrrehte,verddrehte,verderhte,verdrehet,verdrehhte,verdrehtte,verdrethe,verdrhete,verdrrehte,verrdehte,verrdrehte,vredrehte,vverdrehte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "verdrehte"

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 "verdrehte"?

"verdrehte" is spelled V-E-R-D-R-E-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːtə].

What does "verdrehte" mean?

As an adjective, "verdrehte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdreht

What words are commonly confused with "verdrehte"?

"verdrehte" is commonly confused with "vertrete", "verdreht", "verdiente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "verdrehte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verdrehte" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "verdrehte" come from?

"verdrehte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “verdrehte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-D-R-E-H-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “vertrete” - see the side-by-side comparison. verdrehte vs vertrete
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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.