Vers

[fɛʁs]

/[fɛʁs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vers” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,562. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,562
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - metrisch-rhythmisch geformte Zeile eines Gedichts

Corpus desk

Index DE-vers · Vers · German

Vers · rank #11,562 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,562
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verrat

Nearest frequency peer: Verrat (-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 „Vers“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vers“ 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).

Vers vs VR
25% similar
Vers vs vor
25% similar
Vers vs VHS
25% similar

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

Key facts for Vers
PropertyValue
HeadwordVers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛʁs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,562
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vers“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Versliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verrat“ (#11,561), „verschärft“ (#11,563), „verpackt“ (#11,560). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vers“ bei #11,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Vers (IPA [fɛʁs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,562 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vers, with forms such as "evrs", "verrs", and "verss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "VR", "vor", "VHS", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vers, spelled V-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    metrisch-rhythmisch geformte Zeile eines Gedichts
  2. 2
    Textstelle
  3. 3
    Strophe eines Gedichts

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Vers ist rhythmisch nicht ganz gelungen.
  2. „Dann hatte er die Gabe, alles, was er sagte, in Reime zu bringen, wenn er gerade wollte; es wurde keine Hochzeit gehalten, bei der Ulenvater nicht seinen Vers sagte, und jedesmal einen anderen.“

Synonyms

GedichtzeileVerszeile

This word in other languages

verse(English)verso(Español)vers(Français)versículo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrs
  • verrs
  • verss
  • vesr
  • vres
  • vvers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vers - 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.

evrs2verrs1verss1vesr2vres2vvers1
Edit distance from "Vers"

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 "Vers"?
"Vers" is spelled V-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛʁs].
What does "Vers" mean?
As a noun, "Vers" means: metrisch-rhythmisch geformte Zeile eines Gedichts
What words are commonly confused with "Vers"?
"Vers" is commonly confused with "VR", "vor", "VHS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vers" is [fɛʁs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vers" come from?
"Vers" 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 "Vers", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Sofia6 variantsBobby6 variantsMost6 variantslern6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list