vergraben

[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaːbn̩]

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vergraben” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,755. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,755
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Loch in die Erde, den Boden machen, etwas hineinlegen oder -werfen und das Loch wieder zuschütten

Corpus desk

Index DE-vergraben · vergraben · German

vergraben · rank #17,755 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,755
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verena

Nearest frequency peer: Verena (-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 „vergraben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vergraben“ 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).

vergraben vs verraten
78% similar
vergraben vs Vorgaben
67% similar
vergraben vs Vertrauen
67% similar

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

Key facts for vergraben
PropertyValue
Headwordvergraben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaːbn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,755
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vergraben“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verena“ (#17,754), „verdächtigt“ (#17,753), „verlockend“ (#17,757). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vergraben“ bei #17,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around vergraben (IPA [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,755 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Loch in die Erde, den Boden machen, etwas hineinlegen oder -werfen und das Loch wieder zuschütten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vergraben, with forms such as "evrgraben", "vegrraben", and "vergarben". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "verraten", "Vorgaben", "Vertrauen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vergraben, spelled V-E-R-G-R-A-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Loch in die Erde, den Boden machen, etwas hineinlegen oder -werfen und das Loch wieder zuschütten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wo wurde der Schatz vergraben?
  2. Ich vergrub die Überreste.

Synonyms

verbuddelnverscharren

This word in other languages

bury(English)soterrar(Español)enfouir(Français)enterrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrgraben
  • vegrraben
  • vergarben
  • verggraben
  • vergrabben
  • vergrabenn
  • vergrabne
  • vergraebn
  • vergrbaen
  • vergrraben
  • verrgaben
  • verrgraben
  • vregraben
  • vvergraben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrgraben2vegrraben2vergarben2verggraben1vergrabben1vergrabenn1vergrabne2vergraebn2
Edit distance from "vergraben"

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 "vergraben"?
"vergraben" is spelled V-E-R-G-R-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaːbn̩].
What does "vergraben" mean?
As a verb, "vergraben" means: ein Loch in die Erde, den Boden machen, etwas hineinlegen oder -werfen und das Loch wieder zuschütten
What words are commonly confused with "vergraben"?
"vergraben" is commonly confused with "verraten", "Vorgaben", "Vertrauen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vergraben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergraben" is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vergraben" come from?
"vergraben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ungewohnt#17,748Symptomen#17,738Wirkstoff#17,778Steinzeit#17,731

Similar misspelling depth

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

Wettkämpfe14 variantsZustellung14 variantsäquivalent14 variantsschnellere14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list