verkehrter
[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tɐ]
The verdict
“verkehrter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt
Corpus desk
Index DE-verkehrter · verkehrter · German
verkehrter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verkehrter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verkehrter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verkehrter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verkehrter, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verkehrter, spelled V-E-R-K-E-H-R-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.