verkehren

/[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,863

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

verkehren is aGermanverb. It means: nur mit dem Hilfsverb haben: Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən]. Often confused with versehen and verkehrt.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verkehren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verkehren is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,863 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 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 verkehren, with forms such as "evrkehren", "vekrehren", and "verekhren". 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 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 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 verkehren, spelled V-E-R-K-E-H-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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)

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrkehren,vekrehren,verekhren,verkehern,verkehhren,verkehrenn,verkehrne,verkehrren,verkerhen,verkheren,verkkehren,verrkehren,vrekehren,vverkehren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verkehren

Misspelling Variants of "verkehren"

evrkehren9vekrehren9verekhren9verkehern9verkehhren10verkehrenn10verkehrne9verkehrren10
Misspelling Variants of "verkehren"

Frequency rank: #16,863 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.