verirren

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verirren” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,924
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich ungewollt vom richtigen Weg entfernen und sich nicht mehr auskennen; durch Zufall, ohne Absicht an eine bestimmte Stelle kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verirren · verirren · German

verirren · rank #40,924 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,924
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verhüten

Nearest frequency peer: verhüten (-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 „verirren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verirren“ 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).

verirren vs verirrt
75% similar
verirren vs verloren
75% similar
verirren vs verorten
75% similar

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

Key facts for verirren
PropertyValue
Headwordverirren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,924
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verirren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verirrenliegt 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: „verhüten“ (#40,923), „verknallt“ (#40,925), „verhandelte“ (#40,922). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verirren“ bei #40,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around verirren (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,924 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sich ungewollt vom richtigen Weg entfernen und sich nicht mehr auskennen; durch Zufall, ohne Absicht an eine bestimmte Stelle kommen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for verirren, with forms such as "evrirren", "veirrren", and "veriren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "verirrt", "verloren", "verorten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verirren, spelled V-E-R-I-R-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich ungewollt vom richtigen Weg entfernen und sich nicht mehr auskennen; durch Zufall, ohne Absicht an eine bestimmte Stelle kommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir haben uns auf einer Wanderung im Wald verirrt.
  2. In diesen wunderschönen Ort verirren sich nur selten Touristen.

Synonyms

abgeratenabirrenabkommenfehlgehenin die Irre gehenirregehenverfranzen

This word in other languages

get lost(English)perderse(Español)se perdre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrirren
  • veirrren
  • veriren
  • verirern
  • verirrenn
  • verirrne
  • verriren
  • verrirren
  • vreirren
  • vverirren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrirren2veirrren2veriren1verirern2verirrenn1verirrne2verriren2verrirren1
Edit distance from "verirren"

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 "verirren"?
"verirren" is spelled V-E-R-I-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁən].
What does "verirren" mean?
As a verb, "verirren" means: sich ungewollt vom richtigen Weg entfernen und sich nicht mehr auskennen; durch Zufall, ohne Absicht an eine bestimmte Stelle kommen
What words are commonly confused with "verirren"?
"verirren" is commonly confused with "verirrt", "verloren", "verorten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verirren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verirren" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verirren" come from?
"verirren" 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 "verirren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

verhüten#40,923verbogen#40,920vermacht#40,928verputzt#40,930

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

verreist10 variantsViereck10 variantsunbeirrt10 variantsUmwegen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list