vergraben

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaːbn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,755

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

vergraben is aGermanverb. It means: ein Loch in die Erde, den Boden machen, etwas hineinlegen oder -werfen und das Loch wieder zuschütten Pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaːbn̩]. Often confused with verraten and Vorgaben.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vergraben in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vergraben is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaːbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,755 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Loch in die Erde, den Boden machen, etwas hineinlegen oder -werfen und das Loch wieder zuschütten".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for vergraben, with forms such as "evrgraben", "vegrraben", and "vergarben". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is vergraben, spelled V-E-R-G-R-A-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrgraben,vegrraben,vergarben,verggraben,vergrabben,vergrabenn,vergrabne,vergraebn,vergrbaen,vergrraben,verrgaben,verrgraben,vregraben,vvergraben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vergraben

Misspelling Variants of "vergraben"

evrgraben9vegrraben9vergarben9verggraben10vergrabben10vergrabenn10vergrabne9vergraebn9
Misspelling Variants of "vergraben"

Frequency rank: #17,755 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.