verharren

[fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verharren” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,434. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,434
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seinen Zustand / seine Stellung nicht ändern

Corpus desk

Index DE-verharren · verharren · German

verharren · rank #34,434 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,434
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verfeinert

Nearest frequency peer: verfeinert (-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 „verharren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verharren“ 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).

verharren vs verirren
78% similar
verharren vs Verhauen
67% similar
verharren vs verharrt
78% similar

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

Key facts for verharren
PropertyValue
Headwordverharren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,434
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verharren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verharrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verfeinert“ (#34,433), „verheerend“ (#34,435), „verbreiteter“ (#34,432). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verharren“ bei #34,434. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around verharren (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,434 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "seinen Zustand / seine Stellung nicht ändern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for verharren, with forms such as "evrharren", "vehrarren", and "verahrren". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "verirren", "Verhauen", "verharrt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verharren, spelled V-E-R-H-A-R-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    seinen Zustand / seine Stellung nicht ändern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sie verharrte in ihrer Position, um nicht entdeckt zu werden.

Synonyms

aushalten

This word in other languages

remain(English)permanecer(Español)rester(Français)permanecer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrharren
  • vehrarren
  • verahrren
  • verharen
  • verharern
  • verharrenn
  • verharrne
  • verhharren
  • verhraren
  • verrharren
  • vreharren
  • vverharren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrharren2vehrarren2verahrren2verharen1verharern2verharrenn1verharrne2verhharren1
Edit distance from "verharren"

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 "verharren"?
"verharren" is spelled V-E-R-H-A-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁən].
What does "verharren" mean?
As a verb, "verharren" means: seinen Zustand / seine Stellung nicht ändern
What words are commonly confused with "verharren"?
"verharren" is commonly confused with "verirren", "Verhauen", "verharrt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verharren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verharren" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verharren" come from?
"verharren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verbiegen#34,430verspeist#34,443ungeheure#34,421Vitalität#34,448

Similar misspelling depth

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

verlogen12 variantsversagte12 variantsUngeduld12 variantsSymmetrie12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list