verfangen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfaŋən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,277

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

verfangen is aGermanverb. It means: den gewünschten oder beabsichtigten Erfolg haben; wirken Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfaŋən]. Often confused with verfügen and versagen.

Key facts for verfangen
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Headwordverfangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfaŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,277
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verfangen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verfangen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈfaŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,277 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 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 verfangen, with forms such as "evrfangen", "vefrangen", and "verafngen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "verfügen", "versagen", "verlange", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is verfangen, spelled V-E-R-F-A-N-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    den gewünschten oder beabsichtigten Erfolg haben; wirken
  2. 2
    in etwas hängen bleiben; sich verheddern

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrfangen,vefrangen,verafngen,verfagnen,verfanegn,verfangenn,verfanggen,verfangne,verfanngen,verffangen,verfnagen,verrfangen,vrefangen,vverfangen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verfangen

Misspelling Variants of "verfangen"

evrfangen9vefrangen9verafngen9verfagnen9verfanegn9verfangenn10verfanggen10verfangne9
Misspelling Variants of "verfangen"

Frequency rank: #40,277 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verfangen"?
"verfangen" is spelled V-E-R-F-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfaŋən].
What does "verfangen" mean?
As a verb, "verfangen" means: den gewünschten oder beabsichtigten Erfolg haben; wirken
What words are commonly confused with "verfangen"?
"verfangen" is commonly confused with "verfügen", "versagen", "verlange". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verfangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verfangen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfaŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verfangen" come from?
"verfangen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.