verfehlen

[fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verfehlen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,213
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Ziel nicht treffen, nicht erreichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfehlen · verfehlen · German

verfehlen · rank #26,213 · 14 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,213
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verdachts

Nearest frequency peer: Verdachts (-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 „verfehlen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verfehlen“ 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).

verfehlen vs versehen
78% similar
verfehlen vs vergehen
78% similar
verfehlen vs verfehlt
78% similar

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

Key facts for verfehlen
PropertyValue
Headwordverfehlen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,213
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verfehlen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verfehlenliegt 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: „Verdachts“ (#26,212), „vergleichbarer“ (#26,214), „Verbrauchern“ (#26,211). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verfehlen“ bei #26,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verfehlen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,213 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Ziel nicht treffen, nicht erreichen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verfehlen, with forms such as "evrfehlen", "vefrehlen", and "verefhlen". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "versehen", "vergehen", "verfehlt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verfehlen, spelled V-E-R-F-E-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Ziel nicht treffen, nicht erreichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich verfehlte das Ziel um Haaresbreite.
  2. Wenn Sie diesem Weg folgen, können Sie den Festplatz nicht verfehlen.

Antonyms

erreichentreffen

This word in other languages

fail(English)fracasar(Español)rater(Français)fracassar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrfehlen
  • vefrehlen
  • verefhlen
  • verfeheln
  • verfehhlen
  • verfehlenn
  • verfehllen
  • verfehlne
  • verfelhen
  • verffehlen
  • verfhelen
  • verrfehlen
  • vrefehlen
  • vverfehlen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verfehlen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrfehlen2vefrehlen2verefhlen2verfeheln2verfehhlen1verfehlenn1verfehllen1verfehlne2
Edit distance from "verfehlen"

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 "verfehlen"?
"verfehlen" is spelled V-E-R-F-E-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlən].
What does "verfehlen" mean?
As a verb, "verfehlen" means: ein Ziel nicht treffen, nicht erreichen
What words are commonly confused with "verfehlen"?
"verfehlen" is commonly confused with "versehen", "vergehen", "verfehlt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verfehlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verfehlen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verfehlen" come from?
"verfehlen" 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 "verfehlen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Verdachts#26,212Vorarbeit#26,225Türsteher#26,199Tageblatt#26,189

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

untrennbar14 variantsWendungen14 variantszuzüglich14 variantsSchläuche14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list