Verfasser

[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈfasɐ]

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈfasɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verfasser” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,285. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,285
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die einen Text verfasst (geschrieben) hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfasser · Verfasser · German

Verfasser · rank #9,285 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,285
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH valley

Nearest frequency peer: valley (-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 „Verfasser“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verfasser“ 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).

Verfasser vs verfasst
67% similar
Verfasser vs verlasse
67% similar
Verfasser vs verpasse
67% similar

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

Key facts for Verfasser
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerfasser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈfasɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,285
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verfasser“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Verfasserliegt 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: „valley“ (#9,284), „ungewöhnliche“ (#9,283), „verhandelt“ (#9,287). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verfasser“ bei #9,285. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Verfasser (IPA [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈfasɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,285 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die einen Text verfasst (geschrieben) hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verfasser, with forms such as "evrfasser", "vefrasser", and "verafsser". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "verfasst", "verlasse", "verpasse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Verfasser, spelled V-E-R-F-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die einen Text verfasst (geschrieben) hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Verfasser des Flugblattes wird gesucht.
  2. „Der oder die Verfasser des »Johannesevangeliums« und der »Apokalypse« gehören in bezug auf Wortlängenverteilung, Satzgliederung und Satzschachtelung und, was das »Johannesevangelium« angeht, auch bezüglich der Satzlänge in den Bereich der Autoren der formal einfacheren Literatur, das heißt zum Schrifttum mit kleinen Mittelwerten und Streuungen der zugehö…

Synonyms

SchreiberAutor

Antonyms

Leser

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrfasser
  • vefrasser
  • verafsser
  • verfaser
  • verfasesr
  • verfasserr
  • verfassre
  • verfaßer
  • verffasser
  • verfsaser
  • verrfasser
  • vrefasser
  • vverfasser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrfasser2vefrasser2verafsser2verfaser1verfasesr2verfasserr1verfassre2verfaßer2
Edit distance from "Verfasser"

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 "Verfasser"?
"Verfasser" is spelled V-E-R-F-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈfasɐ].
What does "Verfasser" mean?
As a noun, "Verfasser" means: Person, die einen Text verfasst (geschrieben) hat
What words are commonly confused with "Verfasser"?
"Verfasser" 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 "Verfasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verfasser" is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈfasɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verfasser" come from?
"Verfasser" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verpasste#9,290stattfand#9,272sinnvolle#9,264schwarzes#9,259

Similar misspelling depth

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

Wohnsitz13 variantsSpaltung13 variantsschwulen13 variantsAnweisung13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list