verletzen

[fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verletzen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,739. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,739
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden physisch (auch lebensgefährlich oder tödlich) verwunden

Corpus desk

Index DE-verletzen · verletzen · German

verletzen · rank #6,739 · 14 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,739
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ursula

Nearest frequency peer: Ursula (-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 „verletzen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verletzen“ 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).

verletzen vs verletzt
78% similar
verletzen vs Verletzte
67% similar
verletzen vs versetzen
89% similar

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

Key facts for verletzen
PropertyValue
Headwordverletzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,739
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verletzen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verletzenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ursula“ (#6,738), „vermute“ (#6,740), „unabhängigen“ (#6,737). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verletzen“ bei #6,739. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verletzen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,739 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verletzen, with forms such as "evrletzen", "velretzen", and "vereltzen". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "verletzt", "Verletzte", "versetzen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 verletzen, spelled V-E-R-L-E-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden physisch (auch lebensgefährlich oder tödlich) verwunden
  2. 2
    jemandem psychische Wunden zufügen, jemanden kränken
  3. 3
    etwas (eine Grenze, ein Gesetz) übertreten, nicht einhalten, nicht beachten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Vogel hat sich seinen Flügel verletzt, wir sollten ihn zum Tierarzt bringen.
  2. Ein Amokschütze hat in der US-amerikanischen Stadt Phoenix einen Menschen erschossen und mindestens fünf weitere verletzt. Der mutmaßliche Täter war für die Polizei ein alter Bekannter.

Synonyms

verwundenWundezufügenbeleidigenkränkenübertretenmissachten

Antonyms

heilenpflegeneinhaltenerfüllenbeachten

This word in other languages

hurt(English)herir(Español)blesser(Français)ferir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrletzen
  • velretzen
  • vereltzen
  • verletezn
  • verlettzen
  • verletzenn
  • verletzne
  • verletzzen
  • verlezten
  • verlletzen
  • verltezen
  • verrletzen
  • vreletzen
  • vverletzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verletzen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrletzen2velretzen2vereltzen2verletezn2verlettzen1verletzenn1verletzne2verletzzen1
Edit distance from "verletzen"

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 "verletzen"?
"verletzen" is spelled V-E-R-L-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩].
What does "verletzen" mean?
As a verb, "verletzen" means: jemanden physisch (auch lebensgefährlich oder tödlich) verwunden
What words are commonly confused with "verletzen"?
"verletzen" is commonly confused with "verletzt", "Verletzte", "versetzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verletzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verletzen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verletzen" come from?
"verletzen" 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 "verletzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Vorfahren#6,744Vormittag#6,746schreibst#6,722Schrecken#6,721

Similar misspelling depth

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

abgestimmt14 variantsAuftauchen14 variantsPraktikum14 variantsPolnische14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list