verkehren

[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verkehren” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,863
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur mit dem Hilfsverb haben:

Corpus desk

Index DE-verkehren · verkehren · German

verkehren · rank #16,863 · 14 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,863
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vergebens

Nearest frequency peer: vergebens (-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 „verkehren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verkehren“ 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).

verkehren vs versehen
78% similar
verkehren vs verkehrt
78% similar
verkehren vs Verkehrs
67% similar

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

Key facts for verkehren
PropertyValue
Headwordverkehren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,863
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verkehren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verkehrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vergebens“ (#16,862), „Verl“ (#16,864), „verführt“ (#16,861). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verkehren“ bei #16,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verkehren (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,863 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verkehren, with forms such as "evrkehren", "vekrehren", and "verekhren". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "versehen", "verkehrt", "Verkehrs", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is verkehren, spelled V-E-R-K-E-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nur mit dem Hilfsverb haben:
  2. 2
    umdrehen, verdrehen, in die falsche Lage drehen
  3. 3
    mit dem Hilfsverb haben, seltener mit dem Hilfsverb sein:
  4. 4
    sich (im öffentlichen Raum) bewegen, am Verkehr teilnehmen
  5. 5
    Umgang haben (mit)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Argumentation des Bürgermeisters hat meine Meinung ins Gegenteil verkehrt.
  2. „Auch wer, wo alles verkehrt verkehrt, verkehrt verkehrt, verkehrt verkehrt.“

This word in other languages

turn(English)torcer(Español)retourner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrkehren
  • vekrehren
  • verekhren
  • verkehern
  • verkehhren
  • verkehrenn
  • verkehrne
  • verkehrren
  • verkerhen
  • verkheren
  • verkkehren
  • verrkehren
  • vrekehren
  • vverkehren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrkehren2vekrehren2verekhren2verkehern2verkehhren1verkehrenn1verkehrne2verkehrren1
Edit distance from "verkehren"

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 "verkehren"?
"verkehren" is spelled V-E-R-K-E-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən].
What does "verkehren" mean?
As a verb, "verkehren" means: nur mit dem Hilfsverb haben:
What words are commonly confused with "verkehren"?
"verkehren" is commonly confused with "versehen", "verkehrt", "Verkehrs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verkehren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verkehren" is [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verkehren" come from?
"verkehren" 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 "verkehren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vergebens#16,862verführen#16,860Vancouver#16,856versenden#16,870

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

verbotenen14 variantssymposium14 variantsSporthalle14 variantsSchreiner14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list