verfügen

[fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verfügen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,839. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,839
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Person/Stelle mit Befugnis/Befehlsgewalt anordnen, dass etwas Genanntes geschehen soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfugen · verfügen · German

verfügen · rank #4,839 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,839
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verbreiten

Nearest frequency peer: verbreiten (-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 „verfügen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verfügen“ 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).

verfügen vs verfügt
75% similar
verfügen vs verüben
75% similar
verfügen vs Vermögen
63% similar

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

Key facts for verfügen
PropertyValue
Headwordverfügen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,839
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verfügen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verfügenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verbreiten“ (#4,838), „vermutet“ (#4,840), „unbekannte“ (#4,837). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verfügen“ bei #4,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around verfügen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,839 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for verfügen, with forms such as "evrfügen", "vefrügen", and "verffügen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "verfügt", "verüben", "Vermögen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 verfügen, spelled V-E-R-F-Ü-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    als Person/Stelle mit Befugnis/Befehlsgewalt anordnen, dass etwas Genanntes geschehen soll
  2. 2
    Buchgeld wegschicken, Geld ausgeben
  3. 3
    Macht/Verfügungsgewalt darüber haben
  4. 4
    sich wohin begeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Amt verfügte, dass alle baulichen Veränderungen rückgängig gemacht werden sollen.
  2. Die Regierung verfügt eine dreitägige Staatstrauer.

This word in other languages

order(English)ordenar(Español)disposer(Français)dispor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrfügen
  • vefrügen
  • verffügen
  • verfgüen
  • verfüegn
  • verfügenn
  • verfüggen
  • verfügne
  • verrfügen
  • verüfgen
  • vrefügen
  • vverfügen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verfügen - 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.

evrfügen2vefrügen2verffügen1verfgüen2verfüegn2verfügenn1verfüggen1verfügne2
Edit distance from "verfügen"

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 "verfügen"?
"verfügen" is spelled V-E-R-F-Ü-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡn̩].
What does "verfügen" mean?
As a verb, "verfügen" means: als Person/Stelle mit Befugnis/Befehlsgewalt anordnen, dass etwas Genanntes geschehen soll
What words are commonly confused with "verfügen"?
"verfügen" is commonly confused with "verfügt", "verüben", "Vermögen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verfügen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verfügen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verfügen" come from?
"verfügen" 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 "verfügen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vermutet#4,840Schröder#4,832schreien#4,831Phänomen#4,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Wuppertal12 variantsreligiöse12 variantsProgramme12 variantsNorwegen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list