vergesst

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛst]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛst]/ verb

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The verdict

“vergesst” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,409. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,409
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergessen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vergesst · vergesst · German

vergesst · rank #12,409 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,409
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verbleib

Nearest frequency peer: verbleib (-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 „vergesst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vergesst“ 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).

vergesst vs vergiss
75% similar
vergesst vs verpasst
75% similar
vergesst vs vermisst
75% similar

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

Key facts for vergesst
PropertyValue
Headwordvergesst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,409
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vergesst“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vergesstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verbleib“ (#12,408), „Verpflegung“ (#12,410), „verbirgt“ (#12,407). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vergesst“ bei #12,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around vergesst (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,409 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for vergesst, with forms such as "evrgesst", "vegresst", and "veregsst". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "vergiss", "verpasst", "vermisst", 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 vergesst, spelled V-E-R-G-E-S-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergessen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergessen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrgesst
  • vegresst
  • veregsst
  • vergesstt
  • vergest
  • vergests
  • vergeßt
  • verggesst
  • vergsest
  • verrgesst
  • vregesst
  • vvergesst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrgesst2vegresst2veregsst2vergesstt1vergest1vergests2vergeßt2verggesst1
Edit distance from "vergesst"

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 "vergesst"?
"vergesst" is spelled V-E-R-G-E-S-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛst].
What does "vergesst" mean?
As a verb, "vergesst" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergessen
What words are commonly confused with "vergesst"?
"vergesst" is commonly confused with "vergiss", "verpasst", "vermisst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vergesst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergesst" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vergesst" come from?
"vergesst" 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 "vergesst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

verbleib#12,408verbirgt#12,407vorlesen#12,413ungemein#12,403

Similar misspelling depth

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

unauffällig12 variantsAndenken12 variantsschlauer12 variantsArtillerie12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list