verhasst

[fɛɐ̯ˈhast]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhast]/ adj

The verdict

“verhasst” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,911. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,911
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr ungeliebt, bei jemandem großen Widerwillen erregend

Corpus desk

Index DE-verhasst · verhasst · German

verhasst · rank #42,911 · 12 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,911
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verharrt

Nearest frequency peer: verharrt (-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 „verhasst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verhasst“ 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).

verhasst vs verlass
75% similar
verhasst vs verpass
75% similar
verhasst vs verpasst
88% similar

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

Key facts for verhasst
PropertyValue
Headwordverhasst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhast]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,911
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verhasst“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verhasstliegt 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: „verharrt“ (#42,910), „verhängten“ (#42,912), „Verhaltenstherapie“ (#42,909). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verhasst“ bei #42,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around verhasst (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈhast]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,911 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sehr ungeliebt, bei jemandem großen Widerwillen erregend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for verhasst, with forms such as "evrhasst", "vehrasst", and "verahsst". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "verlass", "verpass", "verpasst", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 verhasst, spelled V-E-R-H-A-S-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr ungeliebt, bei jemandem großen Widerwillen erregend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Wie mag ihm [Otto von Bismarck] nur die Welthymne der Revolution in den mächtigen Schädel gekommen sein? Ein süßer Spott in Richtung des Erbfeindes? Des eigenen Feindes im Inneren: der verhassten Demokraten-Brut? Wer weiß.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrhasst
  • vehrasst
  • verahsst
  • verhasstt
  • verhast
  • verhasts
  • verhaßt
  • verhhasst
  • verhsast
  • verrhasst
  • vrehasst
  • vverhasst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrhasst2vehrasst2verahsst2verhasstt1verhast1verhasts2verhaßt2verhhasst1
Edit distance from "verhasst"

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 "verhasst"?
"verhasst" is spelled V-E-R-H-A-S-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhast].
What does "verhasst" mean?
As an adjective, "verhasst" means: sehr ungeliebt, bei jemandem großen Widerwillen erregend
What words are commonly confused with "verhasst"?
"verhasst" is commonly confused with "verlass", "verpass", "verpasst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verhasst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verhasst" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhast]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verhasst" come from?
"verhasst" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list