verkehrt

[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t]/ adj

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The verdict

“verkehrt” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,872. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,872
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falsch, dem Richtigen widersprechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-verkehrt · verkehrt · German

verkehrt · rank #6,872 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,872
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vergleiche

Nearest frequency peer: vergleiche (-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 „verkehrt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verkehrt“ 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).

verkehrt vs Verzehr
63% similar
verkehrt vs verweht
75% similar
verkehrt vs vermehrt
88% similar

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

Key facts for verkehrt
PropertyValue
Headwordverkehrt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,872
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verkehrt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verkehrtliegt 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: „vergleiche“ (#6,871), „verweigert“ (#6,873), „Vergewaltigung“ (#6,870). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verkehrt“ bei #6,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around verkehrt (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,872 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "falsch, dem Richtigen widersprechend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for verkehrt, with forms such as "evrkehrt", "vekrehrt", and "verekhrt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Verzehr", "verweht", "vermehrt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verkehrt, spelled V-E-R-K-E-H-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    falsch, dem Richtigen widersprechend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Navigationsgerät führt ihn in die verkehrte Richtung.

This word in other languages

wrong(English)falso(Español)faux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrkehrt
  • vekrehrt
  • verekhrt
  • verkehhrt
  • verkehrrt
  • verkehrtt
  • verkehtr
  • verkerht
  • verkhert
  • verkkehrt
  • verrkehrt
  • vrekehrt
  • vverkehrt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrkehrt2vekrehrt2verekhrt2verkehhrt1verkehrrt1verkehrtt1verkehtr2verkerht2
Edit distance from "verkehrt"

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 "verkehrt"?
"verkehrt" is spelled V-E-R-K-E-H-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t].
What does "verkehrt" mean?
As an adjective, "verkehrt" means: falsch, dem Richtigen widersprechend
What words are commonly confused with "verkehrt"?
"verkehrt" is commonly confused with "Verzehr", "verweht", "vermehrt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verkehrt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verkehrt" is [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verkehrt" come from?
"verkehrt" 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 "verkehrt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vorkommt#6,877abgeholt#6,885Schweine#6,854Schienen#6,853

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

vereinten13 variantsschalten13 variantsBakterien13 variantsBrötchen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list