Verfasserin

[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈfasəʁɪn]

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈfasəʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verfasserin” is uncommon German (frequency #56,636 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,636
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfasserin · Verfasserin · German

Verfasserin · rank #56,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,636
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verfallenen

Nearest frequency peer: verfallenen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Verfasserin“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Verfasserin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verfasserin
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerfasserin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈfasəʁɪn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verfasserin“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Verfasserinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verfallenen“ (#56,635), „Verdiensten“ (#56,634), „verflochten“ (#56,638). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verfasserin“ bei #56,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verfasserin is uncommon German at frequency #56,636 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈfasəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die einen Text verfasst (geschrieben) hat".

Verfasserin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Verfasserin, spelled V-E-R-F-A-S-S-E-R-I-N.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Verfasserin der beleidigenden Nachricht konnte rasch ermittelt werden.
  2. „Die Verfasserin teilt nämlich ihrer Tochter mit, dass zur Zeit nur das väterliche Arbeitszimmer beheizt werde, und die Bevölkerung verstärkt auf Pferdefleisch als Nahrung zurückgreife.“

Synonyms

SchreiberinAutorin

Antonyms

Leserin

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 "Verfasserin"?
"Verfasserin" is spelled V-E-R-F-A-S-S-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈfasəʁɪn].
What does "Verfasserin" mean?
As a noun, "Verfasserin" means: weibliche Person, die einen Text verfasst (geschrieben) hat
How do you pronounce "Verfasserin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verfasserin" is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈfasəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verfasserin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verfallenen#56,635Verdiensten#56,634verflochten#56,638verbundener#56,633

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list