Versagens

[fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩s]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Versagens” is uncommon German (frequency #57,529 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,529
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Versagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-versagens · Versagens · German

Versagens · rank #57,529 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,529
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vernichtende

Nearest frequency peer: vernichtende (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Versagens“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Versagens“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Versagens
PropertyValue
HeadwordVersagens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,529
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Versagens“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Versagensfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vernichtende“ (#57,528), „verschenkte“ (#57,530), „Verneinung“ (#57,527). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Versagens“ bei #57,529. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Versagens is uncommon German at frequency #57,529 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Versagen".

Versagens has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Versagens, spelled V-E-R-S-A-G-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Versagen

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 "Versagens"?
"Versagens" is spelled V-E-R-S-A-G-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩s].
What does "Versagens" mean?
As a noun, "Versagens" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Versagen
How do you pronounce "Versagens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Versagens" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Versagens" come from?
"Versagens" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Versagens", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

verjüngen#57,524verstaubt#57,534verblödet#57,519veräppelt#57,541

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list