Verfolger
[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡɐ]
The verdict
“Verfolger” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,107 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,107
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der jemanden oder etwas verfolgt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verfolger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,107 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Verfolger” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Verfolger is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,107 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 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 Verfolger, with forms such as "evrfolger", "vefrolger", and "verffolger". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "verfolgt", "verfolgte", "verfolgten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Verfolger, spelled V-E-R-F-O-L-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der jemanden oder etwas verfolgt
- 2um die gleiche Position kämpfender Konkurrent, der unter beziehungsweise hinter einem liegt
- 3eine Art von Scheinwerfer
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrfolger,vefrolger,verffolger,verfloger,verfogler,verfolegr,verfolgerr,verfolgger,verfolgre,verfollger,veroflger,verrfolger,vrefolger,vverfolger
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verfolger - 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.
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.
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Using “Verfolger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-F-O-L-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “verfolgt” - see the side-by-side comparison. Verfolger vs verfolgt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.