Vers
German, noun/fɛrs/
Vers is spelled V-E-R-S (4 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written German, the 11,404th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vers is a German masculine noun meaning “line (of a poem or song)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “metrisch-rhythmisch geformte Zeile eines Gedichts”.
What does Vers mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineline (of a poem or song)
Der erste Vers reimt sich auf den zweiten.
- 2
masculineverse, poetry
Ist die Übersetzung in Versen oder Prosa?
- 3
masculineverse (short, often popular poem)
Das Kind sagte einen Vers auf.
- 4
masculineverse of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
Matthäus, Kapitel 28, Verse 18 bis 20
- 5
colloquialmasculinestanza, verse (section of a longer poem consisting of several lines)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. metrisch-rhythmisch geformte Zeile eines Gedichts 2. Textstelle 3. Strophe eines Gedichts
abbreviation: 1. Versäumnis 2. Versagen 3. Versager 4. Versalien
abbreviation: 1. versammeln/versammelt 2. versanden/versandet 3. versäumen/versäumt 4. versehen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Vers
- Verses genitive
- Verse plural
- Verschen diminutive neuter
- Verslein diminutive neuter
- Versen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vers?
- /fɛrs/
- [fɛʁs]
- [fɛɐ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vers
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vers in German?
Vers appears 5.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).