verfassen

[fɛɐ̯ˈfasn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfasn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verfassen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,615. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,615
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (einen Text) erstellen und schriftlich niederlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfassen · verfassen · German

verfassen · rank #12,615 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,615
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verbänden

Nearest frequency peer: Verbänden (-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 „verfassen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verfassen“ 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).

verfassen vs verfasst
78% similar
verfassen vs verlasse
78% similar
verfassen vs verpasse
78% similar

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

Key facts for verfassen
PropertyValue
Headwordverfassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfasn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,615
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verfassen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verfassenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verbänden“ (#12,614), „verkündete“ (#12,616), „UV“ (#12,613). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verfassen“ bei #12,615. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around verfassen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈfasn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,615 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(einen Text) erstellen und schriftlich niederlegen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for verfassen, with forms such as "evrfassen", "vefrassen", and "verafssen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "verfasst", "verlasse", "verpasse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verfassen, spelled V-E-R-F-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (einen Text) erstellen und schriftlich niederlegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wer hat dieses Pamphlet verfasst?
  2. „Bereits im vorigen Herbst hatte Nordrhein-Westfalen eine Bundesratsinitiative verfasst.“

Synonyms

abfassenschreiben

This word in other languages

indite(English)redactar(Español)rédiger(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrfassen
  • vefrassen
  • verafssen
  • verfasen
  • verfasesn
  • verfassenn
  • verfassne
  • verfaßen
  • verffassen
  • verfsasen
  • verrfassen
  • vrefassen
  • vverfassen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verfassen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrfassen2vefrassen2verafssen2verfasen1verfasesn2verfassenn1verfassne2verfaßen2
Edit distance from "verfassen"

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 "verfassen"?
"verfassen" is spelled V-E-R-F-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfasn̩].
What does "verfassen" mean?
As a verb, "verfassen" means: (einen Text) erstellen und schriftlich niederlegen
What words are commonly confused with "verfassen"?
"verfassen" is commonly confused with "verfasst", "verlasse", "verpasse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verfassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verfassen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verfassen" come from?
"verfassen" 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 "verfassen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Verbänden#12,614verwundet#12,621virtuelle#12,623vorherige#12,627

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Vertrags13 variantstragisch13 variantsvirtuellen13 variantsZentrums13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list