verhängte

[fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə]/ adj

The verdict

“verhängte” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,358 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#30,358
frequency rank, German
9
letters
14
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verhängte vs verlangt
67% similar
verhängte vs verlange
67% similar
verhängte vs Vorhänge
67% similar

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

Key facts for verhängte
PropertyValue
Headwordverhängte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,358
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verhängte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verhängte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verhängte is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,358 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 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 verhängte, with forms such as "evrhängte", "vehrängte", and "verhhängte". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "verlangt", "verlange", "Vorhänge", 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 verhängte, spelled V-E-R-H-Ä-N-G-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrhängte,vehrängte,verhhängte,verhnägte,verhägnte,verhänget,verhänggte,verhängtte,verhänngte,verhäntge,verrhängte,verähngte,vrehängte,vverhängte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verhängte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "verhängte"

evrhängte2vehrängte2verhhängte1verhnägte2verhägnte2verhänget2verhänggte1verhängtte1
Edit distance from "verhängte"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verhängte"?
"verhängte" is spelled V-E-R-H-Ä-N-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə].
What does "verhängte" mean?
As an adjective, "verhängte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt
What words are commonly confused with "verhängte"?
"verhängte" is commonly confused with "verlangt", "verlange", "Vorhänge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verhängte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verhängte" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verhängte" come from?
"verhängte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “verhängte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-H-Ä-N-G-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “verlangt” - see the side-by-side comparison. verhängte vs verlangt
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list