vermessen

[fɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“vermessen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,068. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,068
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - übermäßig ehrgeizig und deshalb riskant

Corpus desk

Index DE-vermessen · vermessen · German

vermessen · rank #19,068 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,068
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verlangten

Nearest frequency peer: verlangten (-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 „vermessen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vermessen“ 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).

vermessen vs vermisse
78% similar
vermessen vs verpassen
78% similar
vermessen vs vermissen
89% similar

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

Key facts for vermessen
PropertyValue
Headwordvermessen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,068
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vermessen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vermessenliegt 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: „verlangten“ (#19,067), „vernommen“ (#19,069), „vernünftiger“ (#19,070). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vermessen“ bei #19,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around vermessen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,068 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "übermäßig ehrgeizig und deshalb riskant".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for vermessen, with forms such as "evrmessen", "vemressen", and "veremssen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vermisse", "verpassen", "vermissen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vermessen, spelled V-E-R-M-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    übermäßig ehrgeizig und deshalb riskant

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Konstruktionsweise der eingestürzten Brücke war allzu vermessen.

Antonyms

übervorsichtigminderwertig

This word in other languages

presumptuous(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrmessen
  • vemressen
  • veremssen
  • vermesen
  • vermesesn
  • vermessenn
  • vermessne
  • vermeßen
  • vermmessen
  • vermsesen
  • verrmessen
  • vremessen
  • vvermessen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrmessen2vemressen2veremssen2vermesen1vermesesn2vermessenn1vermessne2vermeßen2
Edit distance from "vermessen"

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 "vermessen"?
"vermessen" is spelled V-E-R-M-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩].
What does "vermessen" mean?
As an adjective, "vermessen" means: übermäßig ehrgeizig und deshalb riskant
What words are commonly confused with "vermessen"?
"vermessen" is commonly confused with "vermisse", "verpassen", "vermissen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vermessen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vermessen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vermessen" come from?
"vermessen" 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 "vermessen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vernommen#19,069ungeklärt#19,063umgedreht#19,061Veteranen#19,075

Similar misspelling depth

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

Therapien13 variantsZeitreise13 variantsSchranke13 variantsschnappen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list